Bomba Estéreo’s Li Saumet on Helping Bad Bunny Find Love in ‘Ojitos Lindos,’ and Her ‘Feminist’ Solo Album
16.09.2022 - 01:25
/ variety.com
Thania Garcia As Bad Bunny rampages across North America on his “World’s Hottest Tour” and his “Un Verano Sin Ti” tops Billboard’s albums chart for a whopping 10 weeks, one of the set’s more unexpected collaborations, “Ojitos Lindos,” feat. Bomba Estéreo, has proven to be a leader of its own. “Ojitos” was one of seven tracks from the album to reach Spotify’s most-streamed “Global Songs of the Summer” playlist — and of the 20 songs on the list, half of them were Spanish-language hits. It’s the type of staggering statistic that has catalyzed the Latin music landscape in 2022, but for the Colombian duo — instrumentalist Simón Mejía and singer Liliana Saumet — the reach of “Ojitos” highlights their versatile, collaborative essence while also spotlighting the continuing emergence of modern-day Caribbean music onto the global stage.
Their most recent team effort comes with veteran Barcelona-based musician Manu Chao for their new single “Me Duele,” which arrived Sept. 14 alongside a colorful Gustavo Cerquera Benjumea-directed music video. A portion of the song’s royalties will be donated to Costeño Social, a school in Guachaca, near Saumet’s home. Long before they were Grammy and Latin Grammy-nominees, Bomba’s story began in Bogotá some 15 years ago. The Colombian music scene hadn’t yet caught the reggaeton wave, and instead, sounds and styles like the popular folk-driven vallenato ruled over the country’s airwaves. “Many bands have paved the way for Colombian music to be front and center,” Saumet explains to Variety. “When we were starting, there wasn’t much alternative music. The scene was very limited, so we played a lot outside of Colombia, and I think that was what helped us. Bomba became a band that internationalized
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