Grupo Niche becomes first Colombian salsa band to win a Grammy. ... became a cradle of the genre thanks to Niche and its songs. But it would take 40 years for Grupo Niche to get its ultimate due.

How Grupo Niche Scored a Global Smash 40 Years Ago With ‘Cali Pachanguero’ The uptempo salsa track not only put the band on the map — but became an unofficial anthem for Colombians worldwide.

A couple of years ago, things looked pretty grim for Colombia’s Grupo Niche. Its songwriting mastermind and producer, Jairo Varela, was arrested and jailed for an alleged connection to a drug ...

Finalists, and the eventual winners, reflect performance of new recordings on Billboard's albums and songs charts for the period covering rankings dated Aug. 19, 2023 through the September 7, 2024 ...

But on Friday night many of those political songs, and others about the black culture of Colombia's Pacific coast, where Varela was born -- "niche" is slang for black -- were absent.

Grupo Niche, a world famous salsa band that's been creating beloved songs for over four decades, will perform in Carmel on Saturday March 22. They are the best of the ...

Complete Information About Grupo Niche in New Jersey at State Theatre New Jersey. ... Other hits include Cali Aj, Sin Sentimientos, Una Aventura, and Gotas de Lluvia. SUBMIT UPDATES.

Grupo Niche formed in 1978 in Cali, Colombia, considered the world capital of salsa. Among the popular band's hits: "Gotas de lluvia" ("Drops of Rain"), "Cali Aji" ("Spicy Cali Sauce") ...

They have also written tribute songs to Mexico and have an adoring fan base among Mexican-Americans living here in LA. And so I say, with much appreciation and calories burned on the dance floor, RIP ...