Discography
44
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Un Alto en el Camino
1993
No Hay Quinto Malo
1984
Huellas del pasado
1995
Directo desde New York
1983
A prueba de fuego
1997
Triunfo
1985
Control absoluto
2002
Senales De Humo
1998
Alive
2005
Propuesta
2005
Cielo De Tambores
1990
12 años
1993
Sutil y contundente
1989
Lo mejor
-
Más Que Palabras
2026
Clásicos 1.0
2025
Niche Sinfónico
2023
Tiempos De Ayer
2023
40
2020
Grupo Niche (En Vivo)
2016
35 Aniversario
2015
Lo Mejor Del Grupo Niche - Recordando a Jairo Varela
2012
Mis Favoritas
2010
10 De Colección
2008
Una Aventura...La Historia
2007
Virtual Hits
2006
Sólo Hits
2006
A Golpe de Folklore
2005
La Danza de la Chancaca
2005
Imaginación
2004
Siempre Una Aventura
2000
20th Anniversary
1999
Etnia
1996
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Grupo Niche
1994
Sabor y Sentimiento
1993
El Unico
1992
Llegando Al 100%
1992
Aqui Estoy
1990
The Best
1990
Tapando El Hueco
1988
Me Huele A Matrimónio
1986
Niche Con Cuerdas
1986
Preparate
1982
Querer Es Poder
1981
Singles & EPs
24
Barranquilla Está De Moda
Single · 2026
Realidad-Es
Single · 2026
Mi Mundo Al Revés
Single · 2025
Clásicos 1.0: Entrega
Single · 2025
La Primera Vez
Single · 2024
Cali Pachanguero 40 Años
Single · 2024
Hagamos Lo Que Diga el Corazón (Versión Sinfónica)
Single · 2023
Búscame
Single · 2022
Tocando el Cielo Con las Manos
Single · 2022
Tierra de Mis Amores
EP · 2021
Rupelto Mena
Single · 2021
Culebra
Single · 2021
Cuarenta Ruedas
Single · 2020
Canciones Viejas
Single · 2020
Un Alto en el Camino (Home Sessions)
Single · 2020
Algo Que Se Quede
Single · 2020
Soltero
Single · 2019
Cosas Bonitas
Single · 2019
Panico
Single · 2017
Aprieta
Single · 2012
II Generación
EP · 2010
Del puente pa' alla
Single · 1993
Buenaventura y Caney
Single · 1993
Cali pachanguero
Single · 1984
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Grupo Niche is one of the world's best known salsa and cumbia groups from Colombia and it enjoys great popularity throughout Latin America. It was formed in 1980 by Jairo Varela, who became producer, director, songwriter, vocalist and guiro player. It also included Nicolas Cristanelo, on the piano; Alexis Lozano, on the trombone; Francisco Garcia, on the bass; Luis Pacheco, on the congas; as well as vocalists Jorge Bassam and Hector Viveros. Grupo Niche's first album: "Al Pasito" was released that same year, 1980, and placed their native Colombia in a modest position in the salsa world. "Querer Es Poder" was Grupo Niche's second album, released in 1981, one year immediately after the first. The group's success was growing larger. "Trateno" became the group's third album, which featured "Atrato Viajero", one of Varela's compositions of his teen years. And, in 1984, Grupo Niche released "No Hay Quinto Malo", which featured their signature song, "Cali Pachanguero". But, perhaps Grupo Niche's best recording was their next release, "Se Paso!", produced in 1985 under the New York Latin Records label.
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In 1986, the band incorporated Puerto Rican vocalist Tito Gomez, who had previously worked with the famous Puerto Rican salsa group, la Sonora Poncena, and Ray Barretto, the Godfather of Latin Jazz. Later that year, 1986, Grupo Niche released "Me Huele A Matrimonio". Afterward, yet another Puerto Rican joined, the pianist Israel Tanenbaum, who would eventually separate from the group and join a Niche spin-off band: Orquesta Guayacan. Grupo Niche is known for both its vigorous, uptempo dance music as well as slower-paced romantic numbers. Among its best known hits are "Cali Pachanguero", "Del Puente Pa'llá", "Sin Sentimientos", "Una Aventura", "Etnia", "Gotas de Lluvia", "Han Cogido la Cosa", "Mi Pueblo", Hagamos Lo Que Diga Corazon, "Duele Mas", "Nuestro Sueño", and the famous cumbia "Canoa Rancha". Some of the most famous singers from Niche throughout its changing history include Tito Gomez, Moncho Santana, Charlie Cardona as well as Willy Garcia and Javier Vasquez, now members of the group 'Son de Cali'. They have been very successful, and some of their songs are considered Classics of Salsa Music. The group still enjoys some of its past successes, and, as of 2006, is on tour, making worldwide presentations, and singing their most memorable songs.
Grupo Niche in brief
- How many Grupo Niche releases are on Riffiter?
- 68 releases are catalogued, spanning 1981 to 2026.
- When was Grupo Niche formed?
- Grupo Niche formed in 1980.
- What is the most recent Grupo Niche release on Riffiter?
- Más Que Palabras, released in 2026.