Polen Records is an independent
music label
"Big Three" music labels
A record label or record company is a brand or trademark of music recordings and music videos, or the company that owns it. Sometimes, a record label is also a publishing company that manages such brands and t ...
based in
Bogota,
Colombia
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, created in 2006 by producer Felipe Álvarez and musician and anthropologist Lucas Guingue. Polen Record's first release was ''Los Días Adelante'' (2006) by , followed that same year by
Bomba Estéreo
Bomba Estéreo is a Colombian band founded in Bogotá in 2005 by Simón Mejía. Their music has been described as "electro tropical" or "psychedelic cumbia".
History 2005–2008: Career beginning and ''Vol. 1''
The origins of the group go back t ...
's debut EP, ''Vol.1'', and
Chocquibtown
ChocQuibTown (sometimes written as Choc Quib Town) is a Colombian hip-hop group that fuses various musical genres. Although the band formed in Cali, the members are originally from the Colombian Departments of Colombia, department of Chocó Depar ...
's ''Somos Pacífico''. In 2008 Polen released the Bomba Estéreo album ''Estalla'', which included the international hit ''Fuego''.
Polen Records has played a key role in the development of the Colombian alternative music scene, contribution to the development of bands that lead the industry today; as well as pioneers from the latin underground such as Pernett, Systema Solar, Cero39, Mitú and Mucho Indio one of their most interesting releases.
From their first release Polen keeps bringing consistent talent with new bands like El Leopardo, Cabruêra, Savan, Rizomagic and Lucas Hill.
In 2013, they had an album nominated for the Latin Grammy Awards with
Bomba Estéreo
Bomba Estéreo is a Colombian band founded in Bogotá in 2005 by Simón Mejía. Their music has been described as "electro tropical" or "psychedelic cumbia".
History 2005–2008: Career beginning and ''Vol. 1''
The origins of the group go back t ...
's album ''Elegancia Tropical'' (2012) as
Best Alternative Music Album
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.
Notable artists
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Bomba Estéreo
Bomba Estéreo is a Colombian band founded in Bogotá in 2005 by Simón Mejía. Their music has been described as "electro tropical" or "psychedelic cumbia".
History 2005–2008: Career beginning and ''Vol. 1''
The origins of the group go back t ...
*Ella Fuksbrauner
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Sidestepper
Sidestepper is a Colombian band formed in 1996 by English DJ/producer Richard Blair (born 17 June 1965, London). Several of their albums were co-written and co-produced with Colombian singer-songwriter and producer Iván Benavides, including the ...
*Mucho Indio
*Mitú
*Crew Peligrosos
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Bareto
Bareto is a music group from Peru, famous for making their own versions of classic Peruvian cumbia songs.
They also play and record their own material and had been nominated for the Latin Grammy Awards for their self-penned albums "Ves lo que qu ...
*Rionegro
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Systema Solar
See also
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Codiscos
Codiscos (which is short for ''Compañía Colombiana de Discos'', meaning "Colombian Record Company") is a record label headquartered in Medellín, Colombia. It was founded in 1950 by Alfredo Díez Montoya with the name Zeida Ltd, which is today t ...
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Discos Fuentes
Discos Fuentes is a record label based in Medellín, Colombia, South America. Founded in 1934 in Cartagena, Colombia, by Antonio Fuentes Estrada, Discos Fuentes was the country's first notable record label. The label was instrumental in introducing ...
References
External links
Polen Records' official website
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Record labels established in 2006
Colombian record labels