The City of Musical Memory: Salsa, Record Grooves and Popular Culture in Cali, Colombia

Appendix 3: Important International and National Bands Appearing at the Cali Feria, 1968–95

Appendix 3 Major International and National Orquestas Appearing at the Call Feria, 1968-95 This list is compiled from newspaper ads and reports appearing in El Pais and El Occidente during the Feria dates for these years. Salsa and musica antillana artists are highlighted in italics. The orquestas listed here are those who headlined in major concerts and at the cttsettts (dance halls). The list does not include several Calefio bands that also performed steadily during the Feria at downtown hotel 266 ballrooms and in barrio verbenas but did not appear in larger shows. Numerous minor ensembles (e.g., trios, folkloric groups, and solo vocalists) are also left out. Countries or places of origin are indicated—I have tried to determine these as accurately as possible. Where "Colombia" is indicated, most of these bands were from Bogota, Medellin, or the Atlantic coast. Also designated are artists specifically from Cali. Unfortunately, I am missing data on the year 1993. All errors in this chart are my own. Bands at the Cali Feria, 1968-95 267 ig8o Los Bunker (Colombia) Los Caribes (Colombia) Combo Palacios (Peru) Conjunto Cldsico (New York) Constelacion Vallenata (Colombia ) Celia Cruz (Cuba/New Tork) Formula 8 (Call) Fruko y sus Tesos (Colombia) Alfredo Gutierrez (Colombia) Lisandro Meza (Colombia) Lucho Berrmidez (Colombia) Mario Munoz "Papaito" (New Tork) Nelson y sus Estrellas (Venezuela) Octava Dimension (Cali) Johnny Pacheco (New York) Pastor Lopez (Colombia) La Revolution (Cali) Unidad 4 (Colombia) Helenita Vargas (Cali) 1981 Los Caribes (Colombia) Dimension Diez (Colombia) Formula 8 (Cali) Fruko y sus Tesos (Colombia) Pacho Galan (Colombia) Alfredo Gutierrez (Colombia) Integration 2,000 (Cali) Integration Portena (Buenaventura ) Hector Lavoe (New Tork) Alma Llanera (Colombia) Octava Dimension (Cali) Piper Pimienta (Cali) Juan Pina y La Revelacion (Colombia) Los Quillacingas (Colombia) Raza Tropical (Cali) Ismael Rivera (Puerto Rico) SonoraJuventud (Cali) Toto la Momposina (Colombia) Los Tupumaros (Colombia) igSz Bemtu (Call) Pablo Brando, "Melcockita" (New Tork) Los Bunker (Colombia) Los Caribes (Colombia) El Combo Canaveral (Call) Conjunto Barroco (Colombia) ConstelacionVallenata (Colombia) Diomedes Diaz (Colombia) Los Empresarios del Ritmo (Call) Formula 8 (Call) La Gran Banda (Call) El Groin Combo (Puerto Rico) Los Graduados (Colombia) Grupo Niche (Call) Alfredo Gutierrez (Colombia) Hernan Gutierrez (Colombia) Integration 2,000 (Call) Integration Portena (Buenaventura) Los Jordan (Call) Pastor Lopez (Colombia) JoseMangual Jr. (New York) Colacho Mendoza (Colombia) LaJVLisma Gente (Cali) Octava Dimension (Cali) Orquesta Broadway (New Tork) Piper Pimienta (Cali) Los Soles de Colombia (Cali) Los Tupumaros (Colombia) Helenita Vargas (Cali) 1983 Bemtu (Cali) Maria del Carmen (Cali) CharanyaAmerica (New Tork) Conjunto Cldsico (New Tork) Los Empresarios del Ritmo (Cali) Formula 8 (Cali) Integration Portena (Buenaventura ) Integration 2,000 (Cali) Nueva Dimension (Cali) Octava Dimension (Cali) Juan Pachanga Charanga (Cali) El Gran Combo (Puerto Rico) Grupo Niche (Cali) Alfredo Gutierrez (Colombia) Los Melodicos (Venezuela) Lisandro Meza (Colombia) LaJVLisma Gente (Cali) Piper Pimienta (Cali) Sonora Dinamita (Colombia) Sexteto Miramar (Colombia) Los Soles de Colombia (Cali) 1984 Alfa 6 (Cali) Bemtu (Cali) Los Bunker (Colombia) Los Caribes (Colombia) Maria del Carmen (Cali) Celinay Reutilio (Cuba) Santiago Ceron (New York) Oscar D^Leon (Venezuela) Los Empresarios del Ritmo (Cali) Formula 8 (Cali) La Gran Banda (Cali) El Gran Combo (Puerto Rico) Grupo Niche (Cali) Hermanos Ospina (Cali) Los Jordan (Cali) Pastor Lopez (Colombia) Lisandro Meza (Colombia) Nelson y sus Estrellas (Venezuela) Nueva Dimension (Cali) Octava Dimension (Cali) Piper Pimienta (Cali) Sexteto Miramar (Colombia) Sonora Dinamita (Colombia) Los Tupumaros (Colombia) 1985 Eemtu (Cali) Lucho Berrmidez (Colombia) Billo's Caracas Boys (Venezuela} Los Bunker (Colombia) Cali Charanga (Cali) Los del Caney (Cali) Alvaro Castillo y La Calentura (Colombia) Combo Caribe (Cali) Oscar D'Leon (Venezuela) Henry Fiol (New Tork) Formula 8 (Cali) La Gran Banda (Cali) El Gran Combo (Puerto Rico) Grupo Niche (Cali) Los Guaracheros de Oriente (Cuba) Hermanos Ospino (Cali) Latin Brothers (Colombia) Los Melodicos (Venezuela) LaMisma Gente (Call) Octava Dimension (Cali) Los Soles (Cali) Son de Euterpe (Cali) SonoraMatancera (Cuba) Los Tropicales (Cali) 1986 Banda de San Pelayo (Colombia) Eemtu (Cali) Los Bunker (Colombia) Cali Charanga (Cali) Los del Caney (Cali) Maria del Carmen (Cali) Alvaro del Castillo (Colombia) Combo Caribe (Cali) Oscar D'Leon (Venezuela) Fallarones (Cali) Henry Fiol (New Tork) Formula 8 (Cali) La GranEanda (Cali) El Gran Combo (Puerto Rico) Grupo Niche (Cali) Hermanos Ospino (Cali) La Identidad (Cali) Integration Portena (Buenaventura) Latin Brothers (Colombia) LaMisma Gente (Cali) Naty y su Orquesta (Venezuela) Nueva Dimension (Cali) Octava Dimension (Cali) Piper Pimienta (Cali) Siboney (Cali) Los Soles (Cali) Son de Euterpe (Cali...