The Colombian grandfather of salsa, Grupo Niche, will perform at Festival Latino on Sunday. Although he was born a year after Grupo Niche was formed in 1979, ...

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 ...

Grupo Niche‘s “Cali Pachanguero” has transcended generations, cultures and language barriers.The fast-paced track, penned by the legendary Jairo Varela in 1984, took on a life of its own ...

With Grammy-winning salsa band Grupo Niche on tap, a Latin American festival will return to the heart of St. Augustine on Saturday with cultural events, food and more. The festival came from the ...

Niche's 13 members rocked the house, with loose trombone and timbale -- the instrument Tito Puente made famous -- solos, and a nonstop, 1 hour, 45-minute minute set. The group has always been ...

PROVIDENCE — The world-famous salsa band Grupo Niche gave the headlining performance at PVDFest on Friday — and received a surprise in return. "I just want you all to know that you are a group ...

"Cali Pachanguero," the iconic Colombian dance track that this year turned 40 years old, got a new look and sound with a thrilling rendition during the 2024 Billboard Latin Music Awards.

Founded in Cali, Colombia, which I only know of because of Narcos, Grupo Niche is a Salsa band that has been making waves in the Latin music scene since the late ’70s.After a few spins through ...

Colombian salsa kings Grupo Niche return to State Theatre New Jersey! Often called the Salsa Experience, the band performs an invigorating range of uptempo dance music as well as romantic numbers ...