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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"...

This is probably one of the most successful band of Samba Pagode in Brazil, some of their great songs include Ze do caraco, Na palma da mao or Coracao Radiante. .

The Extra Glenns are a band made up of Franklin Bruno of Nothing Painted Blue and John Darnielle of The Mountain Goats. They were something of an underground legend in the 90's, recording tracks for singles and some compilations. Both artists however started concentrating on their own solo work, though as their popularity grew they continued to work together when possible. A show at the 2000 San Francisco Noise Pop Festival found an unexpected crowd in attendance with exceeding interest with fans coming from as far away as New York just for the Extra Glenns. They decided then that it...

Canadian band best known for their 1980's hit, "I Can't Stand Still". The songs' popularity was in part due to a popular animated video created for it. The band featured Leon Stevenson. .

Grupo Rodeio is a brazilian tchê music band from Rio Grande do Sul. The band was formed in 1983, in Porto Alegre city. .