Polen Records is an independent music label based in Bogota, Colombia. Created in 2006 by the 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 debut LP, Somos Pacífico. Since then, Polen Records has produced or released some of the most important acts 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 Mónica Giraldo: Que Venga La Vida, 2014 Nortec Collective: Bostich + Fussible: Motel Baja, 2015 Systema Solar: Rumbo a Tierra, 2016 Rionegro: Rionegro, 2016 See also Codiscos Discos Fuentes 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 Polen Records' official website Record labels established in 2006 Colombian record labels