Simón Mejía on Bomba Estéreo, Film, and More

All Of It with Alison Stewart | Jul 19, 2022

Simón Mejía is the founder of the Colombia-based band Bomba Estéreo. He joins us to talk about the band's latest album, Deja, and about collaborating with Puerto Rican musician Bad Bunny on one of the summer's biggest songs, "Ojitos Lindos." Mejía also previews a screening of his film "El Duende" at NuBlu on July 22, and the release of the film's soundtrack on the same day, under his solo project, Monte.

Bomba Estéreo will perform at the the Let'sGetFr.ee festival in Queens on August 21.

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