Bomba Estéreo Is MTV Iggy's 'Best New Band In The World' Winner

Congratulations, Bomba Estéreo! The psychedelic cumbia stars are MTV Iggy's "Best New Band In The World," beating out 24 other major indie acts like Surfer Blood, Das Racist, Matias Aguayo, The Very Best, The Best Coast, Asteroid Galaxy Tour, Toro y Moi, Soko, Sleigh Bells, and more!

Calling them "the hardest working band in Colombia," MTV Iggy will award Bomba Estéreo the following prizes:

1. An MTV Iggy homepage takeover (to go up soon, so stay tuned)

2. A live performance taping with MTV Iggy

3. Bragging rights that will extend forever across the universe, in perpetuity, in all languages, across all of space and time

Bomba Estéreo shared their reaction on Twitter:

Wooooooooooooh! #Gracias RT @MTV_Music the best new band in the world is... @BOMBAESTEREO http://su.pr/1HTVkK

After facing such fierce competition, Team Blogamole is proud of Bomba Estéreo's achievement. It feels like just yesterday they were our Descubre & Download artist! Go, Simon and Li!

Are you proud of Bomba Estéreo? Sound off in the comments or @MTV3!

Tags 2010, Best New Band In The World, Bomba Estereo, MTV Iggy