Lead singers from Colombia’s Bomba Estereo and Venezuela’s Rawayana join forces

Colombia and Venezuela are neighbors in South America, and they share deep cultural ties despite different political histories. The Latin rock bands Bomba Estereo from Colombia and Rawayana, of Venezuela, have long wanted to work together. Now, the lead singers have finally made it happen in a newly released collaborative album called “Astropical.” Manuel Rueda caught up with Li Saumet and Beto Montenegro before a show in Bogota ahead of a North American tour to hear about their vision for the album, and what it reflects about their countries’ political situations.