Bomba Estereo’s Blow Up is unlike any other Latin alternative album you’ve heard this year. This musical gem has a space age, jazzy feel, mixed with lots of traditional Colombian beats that get you both rocking out and dancing at the same time. Honestly, how many Latin bands can successfully do this today? Vocalist Li Saumet, whose fierce vocals are reminiscent of PG-13 from Calle 13, chants it up throughout this 40-plus minute disc. Blow Up is cool, spiritual, radical, political, and edgy, but also has plenty of party anthems.
Bomba Estereo’s Blow Up is a melting pot of rhythms, all releasing messages of either jumpstarting the fiesta or standing up for your rights. “Raza” and “Musica Accion” will definitely bring out your inner activist with its empowering, hypnotic melodies that have you making a double take on the politics that are globally affecting all of us, not just Latinos, as a whole. The band does go soft and smooth in “Agua Sala,” which fits perfectly with the groovy “Fuego” and “La Nina Rica,” containing a sprinkling of vintage ‘60s mod. One of Blow Up’s unmistakable hits is “Cosita Rica,” a magical tune that will instantly grab your attention. “Cosita Rica” begins with a church-esque Colombian chant, then mixes things up with a sleek modern twist, bilingually of course, a constant theme throughout Blow Up. “Cosita” sounds like the club mix of a feel-good Colombian cumbia joint, a special treat that curious listeners will immediately fall for.
The duo behind Bomba Estereo are just more than the new kids on the block. This Latin alternative band possesses the ultimate gotta-get album of year. Blow Up is an up-tempo collection of sexy, sultry, too damn hot tracks with an underground nightclub spirit that’ll leave you head banging, breaking a sweat, and howling for more!
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