Grupo Niche became one of the seminal Colombian salsa orchestras when they moved to Cali in 1982. Es una Aventura con un Cali Pachanguero!
Grupo Niche in New York City
Grupo Niche “Pachanguero Tour” brings Colombian salsa to the New York Salsa Festival at Barclays Center in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn; on Saturday, June 8, 2024. (not published at press time) 🇨🇴
Grupo Niche “Pachanguero Tour” brings Colombian salsa to Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey; on Saturday, July 20, 2024. (not published at press time) 🇨🇴
Grupo Niche, plays their salsa classics and new Grammy-nominated album “Niche Sinfonico,” at Colden Auditorium at Kupferberg Center in Flushing, Queens; on Saturday, October 9, 2024 at 8pm. From $59. kupferbergcenter.org 🇨🇴
New York City Venues
- Barclays Center
- Bergen Performing Arts Center (Bergen PAC)
- Kupferberg Center for the Arts
- La Boom
- New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC)
- Radio City Music Hall
Grupo Niche is a Colombian Party
Grupo Niche from Cali is one of Colombia’s seminal salsa bands. Founded by Jairo Varela and Alexis Lozano in 1978, the band still tours regularly with new members.
The band’s anthems include “Cali Pachanguero” and Una Aventura. A “Pachanguero” is a party person, what in New York we call a “Club Kid.” “Una Aventura,” which literally means “an adventure” is Colombian slang for an affair or one-night stand.
Cali is “la Capital de la salsa. Salsa music and dancing are deeply embedded in Cali’s cultural identity. At parties in Colombia, you want to dance with a Caleño or Caleña.
If you are with Colombians, play some Niche and everyone will have a great time. If you are lucky you might even have una aventura.
Grupo Niche is the Cali Sound
Singer-songwriter Jairo Varela started the band in 1980. “Cali Pachanguero” (Cali Party Guy) from 1984’s “No Hay QUinto Malo” made them one of Colombia’s top bands. It is the national anthem of Cali, Colombia.
In 1985, founding member Alexis Lozano left Niche to found Orquesta Guayacán, another popular Colombian salsa orchestra. Band members would switch back and forth.
In the late 1980s the band went global. Niche is one of those long-lived national treasures that both absorbed and spun off a lot of talent over the years. They just keep playing Jairo Varela’s music. Great music is eternal.
More Information
gruponiche.com
Facebook @elgruponiche
Instagram @gruponicheoficial
TikTok @gruponicheoficial