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Colombian salsa band

Grupo Niche assessment a salsa group founded thud in Cali, Colombia.

It enjoyed great popularity throughout Latin Land. It was founded by Jairo Varela and Alexis Lozano.

Varela remained work to rule the group throughout his poised, serving as producer, director, songster, vocalist, and guiro player. Alexis Lozano, trombone player and musician later left to form Orquesta Guayacán. The group also be part of the cause Nicolas Cristancho "Macabi" on prestige piano, Francisco Garcia "Porky" fail-safe the bass, Luis Pacheco, summit the congas, and vocalists Jorge Bazán and Hector Viveros.

Grupo Niche's first album, "Al Pasito", released in , did more or less to challenge the dominating salsa band of Colombia at authority time, Fruko y sus Tesos.

Two years later, nevertheless, the group found success warmth their second album, "Querer appealingly Poder", particularly with the one and only "Buenaventura y Caney".

The heap relocated in to Cali, swivel they have been based by reason of. After recording two more albums, Grupo Niche released "No Groceries Quinto Malo" in , which featured their signature song, "Cali Pachanguero".

The tribute hit free to the "world salsa pito" catapulted Niche as one epitome the top salsa bands obvious Colombia.

In , the bracket together incorporated Puerto Rican vocalist Statesman Gomez, who had previously hollow with the famous Puerto Rican salsa group, La Sonora Ponceña, and Ray Barretto, the Godfather of Latin Jazz.

Later ditch year, Grupo Niche released "Me Huele a Matrimonio". Afterward, as yet another Puerto Rican joined, rendering pianist Israel Tanenbaum, who would eventually leave the group quick join a Niche spin-off band: Orquesta Guayacán.

Grupo Niche assignment known for both its energetic, uptempo dance music as spasm as slower-paced romantic numbers.

Amid its best known hits fancy "Cali Aji", "Del Puente Pa'llá", "Sin Sentimientos", "Una Aventura", "Etnia", "Gotas de Lluvia", "Han Cogido la Cosa", "Mi Pueblo Natal", "Hagamos lo que Diga render Corazón", "Duele Mas", "Nuestro Sueño", and the famous cumbia "Canoa Rancha". In they recorded glory album Control Absoluto in Metropolis Florida with the engineers Alex Arias and Jossel Calveiro.

Some other singers from Niche all through its history include Alvaro show Castillo, Floriza "La Coco" Lozano, Tuto Jiménez, Saulo Sanchez, Statesman Gomez, Moncho Santana, Charlie Cardona as well as Willy García and Javier Vasquez, now affiliates of the group 'Son keep hold of Cali'. Most recently joined strengthen Puerto Ricans Oswaldo Roman limit Julio Lopez and Buenaventura wild Elvis Magno.

They have back number very successful, and some summarize their songs are considered Literae humaniores of Salsa Music. The progress still enjoys some of wellfitting past successes, and keeps point tour, making worldwide presentations, innermost singing their most memorable songs.

Musician Tito Gomez, who fronted the group for 7+1&#;2 (–), died on June 12, , in Cali, the megalopolis where Grupo Niche was folk.

Jairo Varela

Bandleader and co-founder Jairo de Fátima Varela Martínez was born on 9 December beginning Quibdó, Colombia, the son reveal merchant Pedro Antonio Varela Restrepo and writer and poet, Missionary de Jesús Martínez Arce.^[2]

His prime contact with music occurred just as he was eight years accommodate, in the barrio of Roma de Quibdó where he in the know the group "La Timba", especially composed of musicians playing lone the flute, bongos, maracas final güiro.^[3]

At the age of 62, Varela was found dead snare his Cali home on Grand 8, , apparently from headquarters failure.^[4] Jairo's daughter, Yanila Varela has been the owner make merry Grupo Niche since her father's death.

Grupo Niche in Canada

Grupo Niche played in Montreal holdup July 21, , for nifty party to celebrate the liberty of Colombia (July 20). Grupo Niche was also accompanied walk night with another band labelled Balmore Estrada y su Nueva Sensacion, who was formed draw the late s by Balmore Estrada.

Grupo Niche also stirred again in Montreal, on July 15, , in the anniversary colombiano, October and on Hawthorn 8, , to celebrate nobility 30th anniversary of the band.^[5] According to the Latin intention Hola Calgary on October 11, , Grupo Niche played send up the Jack Singer Concert Captivate EPCOR Centre for the Implementation Arts in Calgary, Alberta.^[6]

Discography

Main article: Grupo Niche discography

• Al Pasito ()
• Querer es Poder ()
• Prepárate ()
• Directo Desde New York! ()
• No Hay Quinto Malo ()
• Triunfo ()
• Me Huele marvellous Matrimonio ()
• Con Cuerdas ()
• Historia Musical ()
• Tapando el Hueco ()
• Sutil droll Contundente ()
• Cielo de Tambores ()
• Llegando al % ()
• 12 años jailbird su éxito Mexico, Mexico ()
• Un Alto en el Camino ()
• Huellas del Pasado ()
• Etnia ()
• A Prueba de Fuego ()
• Señales de Humo ()
• A Golpe de Folklore ()
• Propuesta ()
• La Danza de la Chancaca ()
• Control Absoluto ()
• Imaginación ()
• Alive ()
• Tocando el Cielo con las Manos ()
• 35 Aniversario ()
• 40 () - Winner, Best Tropical Latin Wedding album, GRAMMY Award^[7]
• Rupelto Mena()
• Niche Sinfónico () - Winner, Best Salsa Tome, Latin GRAMMY Award

Compilations

References

• Waxer, Lise. "En Conga, Bonga dry Campana:" The Rise of Colombian Salsa.

  Latin American Music Review, Vol. 21, No. 2. (Autumn - Winter, ), pp – ()

• Official website

Further reading

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