Bomba Estéreo Joins 25N Campaign With Free Concert in Mexico City’s Zócalo
Bomba Estéreo is heading to Mexico City to raise its voice against gender violence. The Colombian duo will give a free concert at the Zócalo on Nov. 30 as part of a campaign for 25N — or International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, which is recognized globally on Nov. 25 — announced the capital’s Ministry of Culture on X.
“This great concert will be held as part of the 16 days of activism against gender violence, a campaign that begins on Nov. 25, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women,” the secretariat said in its message on Thursday (Nov. 21).
The band, led by vocalist Li Saumet, will join the list of Mexican and international acts who have performed in the country’s most important public square, and the second largest in the world after Tiananmen Square in China.
The 16-day campaign of activism against gender violence was proposed as “a key opportunity to renew commitments and demand concrete measures and accountability from decision makers,” according to UN Women.
UN Women explains that this movement emerged as an initiative in the run-up to the 30th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action in 2025, a visionary plan to achieve gender equality and advance the rights of women and girls worldwide.
The presentation of Bomba Estéreo will feature the participation of Mexican singer-songwriter Samantha Barrón as the opening act for the show, added the Ministry of Culture.
Bomba Estéreo formed in Bogotá in 2005 as an experimental project led by musician and audio-visual artist Simón Mejía y Saumet, and has been one of the strongest proposals in the alternative/Caribbean/dance music scene since their 2010 hit “Fuego.”
Bomba’s 2022 song with Bad Bunny, “Ojitos lindos,” reached No. 7 on Billboard‘s Hot Latin Songs chart and peaked at No. 26 on the Billboard Hot 100. The duo has also received 10 Latin Grammy nominations and has shared the stage with artists such as Luis Fonsi and Will Smith.
Bomba Estéreo will return to Mexico after its successful participation in the Hera HSBC Festival, dedicated exclusively to artists and bands led by female singers, held Aug. 24 at the Curva 4 of the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, home of F1 in the country.
Below, check out the announcement of the Secretary of Culture of Mexico City regarding the duo’s concert at the Zócalo.
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