Bandleader and composer Jairo Varela built his big salsa band, Grupo Niche, to become the best-known Colombian salsa group in history, thanks to a repertoire of hit songs that celebrated the culture of his adopted city, Cali, and a distinctive, brassy, bold sound anchored in musical excellence.
Cali, long celebrated by dance aficionados as the “capital of salsa” for its love of the music from all origins, 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. On Sunday night, the 14-man troupe won the Grammy for best tropical Latin album for
The legendary salsa ensemble Grupo Niche clinched their first Grammy for an album that tributes their late founder Jairo Varela and 40 years as a group.
Lead Photo: Art by Stephany Torres for Remezcla
Art by Stephany Torres for Remezcla
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Prince Royce received a Guinness World Record today (Dec. 21) for the historic 29 consecutive weeks he spent at No. 1 on Billboard’s Tropical Airplay chart. In an exclusive interview with Remezcla, the Dominican-American pop star talked about his record-breaking song “Carita de Inocente” and his eventful 2020 that included performing at the Democratic National Convention and recovering from COVID-19.
The news of Prince Royce’s Guinness World Record came 10 years after the release of his debut self-titled album. “This is my 10-year anniversary this year,” he says. “Things like [this award] still motivate me and drive me to do more. Among all the things that have happened this year, this is a light at the end of the tunnel.”