Polen Records

Independent music label
Record label
Polen Records
Founded2006
FounderFelipe Álvarez, Lucas Guingue
Genrelatin alternative, cumbia, electrocumbia
LocationBogotá, Colombia
Official websitewww.polenrecords.com

Polen Records is an independent music label based in Bogota, Colombia, created in 2006 by producer Felipe Álvarez and musician and anthropologist Lucas Guingue.[1] Polen Record's first release was Los Días Adelante (2006) by Medellín band Bajo Tierra [es], followed that same year by Bomba Estéreo's debut EP, Vol.1, and Chocquibtown's Somos Pacífico.[2] In 2008 Polen released the Bomba Estéreo album Estalla, which included the international hit Fuego.[3]

In 2013, Polen was nominated at the Latin Grammy Awards with Bomba Estéreo's album Elegancia Tropical (2012) as Best Alternative Music Album.[4]

Notable artists

  • Bajo Tierra [es]
  • Bomba Estéreo
  • Ella Fuksbrauner
  • Sidestepper
  • Mucho Indio
  • Mitú
  • Crew Peligrosos
  • Cero39 [es]
  • Bareto
  • Rionegro
  • Systema Solar

See also

  • Codiscos
  • Discos Fuentes

References

  1. ^ "Polen Records celebra sus 10 años con un fiestón imperdible" [Polen Records celebrates 10 years with an unmissable party], vice.com (in Spanish), Vice, 2017-08-30, retrieved 2024-04-13
  2. ^ Sebastián Narváez Núñez (2017-06-14), "Polen Records: el sello visionario de la nueva música colombiana" [the visionary stamp of new Colombian music], vice.com (in Spanish), Vice, retrieved 2024-04-13
  3. ^ Luis Miguel Echegaray (2016-09-21), "Bomba Estéreo (interview)", theguardian.com, The Guardian, retrieved 2024-04-13
  4. ^ Christy Khoshaba (2013-11-21), "Latin Grammys 2013: The complete list of winners and nominees", latimes.com, LA Times, retrieved 2024-04-13
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