Cielo de Tambores

Cielo De Tambores (English: Sky of Tambores) is the tenth album by Colombian salsa band Grupo Niche released on December 20, 1990.The album became the most successful record production of the group from Cali, driven by compositions that achieved wide airplay in their country and in the rest of Latin America such as Una Aventura, Cali Ají, Busca Por Dentro and Sin Sentimiento.[2] The same year of its release, it ranked third on Billboard magazine's tropical music chart in the United States.

Cielo de Tambores
Studio album by
Grupo Niche
ReleasedDecember 20, 1990
Recorded1990
GenreSalsa
Length42:10
LabelSony Music Latin
ProducerJairo Varela
Grupo Niche chronology
Sutil Y Contundente
(1989)		 Cielo de Tambores
(1990)		 Llegando Al 100%
(1991)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Recordings and Composition

With the acquisition of his own recording studio, Jairo begins to be more of a perfectionist and finishes recording several days even until 8 a.m. in the morning. Here is the history of some topics:

Cali Aji

One of the most complicated songs to perform, since Jairo Varela did not like any of the choirs that were recorded, so he repeated it over and over again. In the early hours of the morning, one of the musicians asks the recording studio guard to buy pandebono and oatmeal. In the middle of the recess conversation, Jairo exclaims "... I was getting hungry, and the thing is that the pod is a matter of pandebono", which served as inspiration for the chorus of the theme.

Track listing
  • Credits adapted from the liner notes of Cielo de Tambores.[3]

All tracks are written by Jairo Varela

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Cielo de Tambores"Jairo Varela, Andrés Viáfara5:41
2."Una Aventura"Jairo Varela, Andrés Viáfara5:30
3."Se Pareció Tanto a Ti"Jairo Varela, Sergio George5:30
4."Doña Pastora"Jairo Varela, Andrés Viáfara4:56
5."Busca Por Dentro"Jairo Varela, Andrés Viáfara5:57
6."Debiera Olvidarla"Jairo Varela, Andrés Viáfara4:25
7."Sin Sentimientos"Jairo Varela, Sergio George4:57
8."Cali Aji"Jairo Varela, Andrés Viáfara4:36

Credits

Bass: Raúl Umaña, Johnny Torres (special collaboration)

Bongo: Ivan Sierra

Singers: Charlie Cardona, Javier Vásquez, Ricardo "Richie" Valdés

Congas: Denny's Ibarguen

Choirs: Ricardo "Richie" Valdés, Charlie Cardona, Javier Vásquez, Raúl Umaña, Jairo Varela

Maracas: Diego Galé (special collaboration)

Piano: Álvaro "Fluff" Cabarcas

Keyboard: Ricardo "Richie" Valdes

Timpani: William Valdes

Trombone 1: Cesar Monges

Trombone 2: Gonzalo Palacio

Trombone 3: Andrés Viáfara

Trumpet 1: Danny Jimenez

Trumpet 2: Oswaldo Ospino

Producers

Arrangements and direction in studies: Jairo Varela, Andrés Viáfara

Arrangements: Sergio George (special collaboration on "Sin Sentimiento" and "Se Pareció Tanto a Ti")

Charts
Chart (1990) Peak
position
U.S. Tropical Albums (Billboard)[4] 3

Sales
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Colombia — 50,000[5]

References
  1. Allmusic review
  2. Grupo Niche - Cielo de Tambores Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic, retrieved 2022-07-23
  3. Cielo de Tambores (Media notes). Grupo Niche. Sony Music. Columbia Records. 1990. Retrieved August 1, 2013.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. Cielo de Tambores - Grupo Niche Billboard.com Retrieved August 22, 2012
  5. Revista Credencial (October 28, 2011). "25 años de fiesta". El Tiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved January 12, 2023.


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