Convinced that salsa continues to be a living language, capable of evolving and impacting new generations, the members of Grupo Niche are willing to demonstrate why it has become a universal phenomenon, thanks to the emotional, cultural and human depth of its rhythms, lyrics and history.
Founded in 1979 by Jairo Varela and Alexis Lozano, Grupo Niche continues with its collective identity and sound evolution that has allowed it to be in force after more than four decades of experience.
Its singers, Luis Araque, Alex Torres, Alejandro Íñigo and Fito Echeverría, are responsible for interpreting the group’s hits and new songs with which they break with traditional structures and offer a renewed style, but that preserves the legacy of its founders.
Currently the Colombian group promotes Niche Disco Toura tour in which the contemporary salsa of More than wordsan album that they published last May and that its members define as a piece that expands emotional limits.
According to the group, the tour will allow them to return to several of the countries in which they have had support since the beginning of their career and they plan to offer concerts in Guatemala, Colombia, the USA, Switzerland, Spain, Mexico and Peru.
Araque, Torres, Íñigo and Echeverría recently spoke with Free press and they gave details of their most recent album material and their return to the stages of Guatemala.
“Raise your hand that Niche has arrived, raise your hand that Niche has arrived…” chanted the members of the Colombian group when referring to Niche Mode, one of their new songs and showed their excitement for the concert they will offer in the country.
“We are very excited and anxious because we know that several nichistas are waiting for us in Guatemala. In addition, we are happy to be able to visit this wonderful land after several years of absence,” indicated the singers.
According to the musicians, their recent musical proposal has allowed them to contribute to the legacy they have built for more than four decades and opened the doors to new and old venues to perform live.
“Thank God, the album More than words He gave us the keys to open a world of possibilities to reach new cities and return to some where they love us very much. We are promoting our new tour Niche Disco Tour and, well, Guatemala could not be left out,” they added.
The new album
For the Niche Group, More than wordsis an album that adds a new chapter to his extensive and award-winning career in Latin music and redefines salsa from where it can be told today.
More than words It was published on May 15 and includes nine unreleased songs. It was produced by Yanila Varela, with musical production, arrangements and direction by José Aguirre, one of the fundamental figures in the contemporary evolution of Grupo Niche and composer of all the songs on the project.
The album was recorded between Miami, USA and Cali, Colombia, in studios such as Criteria Recording Studios, Aquabajo Productions and Dohi Studio, with mixing by Carlos Álvarez and mastering by renowned engineer Adam Ayan.
For Grupo Niche, this production started from a premise as simple as it was powerful: salsa does not live only in words, it lives in what happens before, during and after the music.
“These songs have sensations that we Latinos have, that we share and that we dream of. By the way: Colombia and Guatemala have always been connected, so with music it will not be the exception and these pieces can be part of the stories of many people who connect with salsa,” they added.
The songs
According to the musicians of Grupo Niche, More than words is an album that finds an extraordinary balance between tradition and evolution.
- More than words: It functions as the emotional and conceptual heart of the project. With an elegant, modern and nostalgic sound at the same time, the song explores that point where words are no longer necessary because the connection already exists from another place: looks, silences, shared years and music. The addition of string arrangements by the Budapest Scoring Orchestra amplifies that cinematic and emotional atmosphere, creating one of the album’s most sophisticated moments.
- Reality-Is: confronts false truths and contemporary social pressures from a critical and skeptical perspective, incorporating an avant-garde sound proposal in its audio engineering design without sacrificing the salsa essence that defines Niche’s DNA.
- Until my voice fades: It recovers historical elements of the group such as the Cuban tres and traditional trombone sections within an intense and danceable guaracha.
- Niche Mode: A declaration of identity where salsa, modernity, folklore and dance converge as a collective emotional experience.
- You had to arrive: Rescues the classic mambo from a contemporary production.
- Last Night: Relive the romantic sensibility of Grupo Niche from the 1990s with a love story crossed by the age difference and an enveloping instrumentation marked again by the strings of Budapest Scoring Orchestra.
- Your way: Performed with four voices, the group presents one of the most sensitive pieces on the album: a song about empathy, emotional support and the right of everyone to find happiness, also evoking the sonic identity of Grupo Niche in the late 1980s.
- Barranquilla is in fashion: Celebrate the cultural energy and vibrant spirit of Barranquilla through a vibrant and deeply Caribbean musical journey.
The tour
For the Colombian group, the tour Niche Disco Tour It will allow him to meet his fans again, share his successes and present his recent compositions.
“We know that many people grew up with our first albums, so my dear brothers from Guatemala, get ready because we will take a tour and sing from the classics to the most recent songs,” they indicated.
“We are happy and grateful to you for so much affection and love, for giving life and support to the group and everything we have published. So come to the concert and share with us because it will be unforgettable, we are going to repay you with a lot of music and a lot of love, everything you have given us,” they concluded.
Date
Grupo Niche will perform in Guatemala on Friday, July 3, 2026.
Hour
The concert is scheduled for 8 p.m.
Place
Majadas Forum, zone 11 of the capital.
Prices and locations
- Black Q990 + Tables Fee Q150
- Platinum Q690 + Tables Fee Q125
- Gold Tables Q390 + Fee Q100
Ticketing
Tickets can be purchased on the official website of events.primerafila.shop
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