| Polen Records | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2006 |
| Founder | Felipe Alvarez |
| Genre | latin alternative, cumbia, electrocumbia |
| Country of origin | Colombia |
| Location | Bogota |
| Official website | www |
Polen Records is an independent music label based in Bogota, Colombia. Created in 2006 by producer Felipe Alvarez. Polen Record's first release was Bajotierra's Los Días Adelante (2006), followed by Bomba Estéreo's debut EP, Vol.1, and Chocquibtown's classic album, Somos Pacífico, later came Estalla the iconic album of Bomba Estéreo that includes the hit Fuego .
Since then, Polen Records has released some of the most important bands of the latin electronic scene of Colombia and South America. In 2013, Polen was nominated at the Latin Grammy Awards with Bomba Estéreo's album Elegancia Tropical (2012) as Best Alternative Music Album.
Artists and releases (past and present)
- Bajotierra: Los Días Adelante, 2006
- Bomba Estéreo
- - Vol. 1, 2006
- - Estalla, 2008. Reissued the following year in the United States as Blow Up (Nacional Records, 2009)
- - Elegancia Tropical, 2012
- - Qué bonito (single), 2014
- Ella Fuksbrauner: Ink, 2010
- Sidestepper: 15:The Best of 1996-2011, 2011
- Mucho Indio: Mucho Indio, 2011
- Mitú
- - Potro, 2012
- - Balnear, 2014
- Crew Peligrosos: Medayork, 2012
- Cero39: Móntate en el viaje, 2012
- Bareto: album Cumbia (2008) released in Colombia in 2014
- Systema Solar: Rumbo a Tierra, 2016
- Rionegro: Rionegro, 2016
See also
References
- Article about Bomba Esteréo in Rock Paper Cissors
- Polen Records' page on Womex website
- Article in Spanish in Cartel Urbano
- Article in Spanish about Polen Records' 7th anniversary in Shock.co
- Article in Spanish about the most relevant independent labels from Colombia in Noisey
External links
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