Grupo Niche
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Grupo Niche is a salsa group founded in 1978 in Bogotá, Colombia.Wikipedia
It enjoyed great popularity throughout Latin America. It was founded by Jairo Varela and Alexis Lozano.Wikipedia
Varela remained with the group throughout his life, serving as producer, director, songwriter, vocalist, and guiro player. Alexis Lozano, trombone player and arranger later left to form Orquesta Guayacán. The group also included Nicolas Cristancho "Macabi" on the piano, Francisco Garcia "Porky" on the bass, Luis Pacheco, on the congas, and vocalists Jorge Bazán and Hector Viveros.Wikipedia
Grupo Niche's first album, "Al Pasito", released in 1979, did little to challenge the dominating salsa band of Colombia at the time, Fruko y sus Tesos. Two years later, however, the group found success with their second album, "Querer es Poder", particularly with the single "Buenaventura y Caney". The group relocated in 1982 to Cali, where they have been based since.Wikipedia
After recording two more albums, Grupo Niche released "No Hay Quinto Malo" in 1984, which featured their signature song, "Cali Pachanguero". The tribute hit single to the "world salsa pito" catapulted Niche as one of the top salsa bands of Colombia. In 1986, the band incorporated Puerto Rican vocalist Tito Gomez, who had previously worked with the famous Puerto Rican salsa group, La Sonora Ponceña, and Ray Barretto, the Godfather of Latin Jazz.Wikipedia
Later that year, Grupo…Wikipedia
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Play videoCarnegie Hall · published 2025-10-22 · 2m
Grupo Niche: “Una Aventura” at Carnegie Hall
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