Verny Varela is an arranger, composer, singer and flutist who holds a bachelor’s degree in music from the Universidad del Valle in Cali, Colombia. He was born in Cali and grew up in the "Barrio Obrero" where he started singing and playing with his father's band, "El Nuevo Son." In 1996 in Cali and in Tulua he sang with Ismael Miranda, Adalberto Santiago and Pete "El Conde" Rodríguez , members of the Fania All Stars. In 1997 Verny was the lead singer in the Gabino Pampini Band. Later, he went on tour in Europe and in the U.S. with Tito Gomez. Verny wrote and sang for Thievery Corporation in the albums "The Richest man in Babylon" and "The Cosmic Game". Also, he wrote and recorded on the Hip Hop CD "The 51st State." In New York in 2002 Verny sang on the 40th Anniversary CD of the outstanding charanga band, Orquesta Broadway.
In 2004 Verny released his album " Amar de Nuevo" which got in the Latin Grammy list of the best tropical albums 2005. Songs like "Matilde" and "he vuelto amar" became hits in Cali Colombia. Also, this album got very good reviews in Italy and Germany,Now, Verny Varela is a student in the Jazz Studies Program at the University of the District of Columbia.
Verny just released his new album "Gracias". The whole album was almost written and arranged by him.
Verny Varela has played at Smithsonian museums, Ronald Reagan building, Department of State, Colombian and France embassies, Feria de Cali, and the most important the Lincoln Memorial.
EN ESPANOL Arreglista, compositor, cantante, flautista, y licenciado en mu..sica de la Universidad del Valle, nacio.. en el barrio obrero de Cali Colombia. Inicio su carrera musical en la orquesta de su padre Hernando Varela “El Nuevo Son”. Como cantante ha formado parte de reconocidas orquestas de salsa. En 1996 estuvo en la banda que acompan~o en Cali y Tulu..a a Ismael Miranda, Adalberto Santiagoy Pete Conde Rodri..guez(cantantes Fania All Star). En 1997, fue li..der y cantante de la orquesta de Gabino Pampini. Despue..s ingreso a la orquesta de Tito Go..mez lleva..ndolo a un tour a Europa y Estados Unidos. En Nueva York 2002 como vocalista partici- pa en la grabacio..n del CD 40 aniversario de una de las mas importantes orquestas de charanga, la Orquesta Broadway. Verny actualmente es parte del grupo mas importante en el mundo de musica electronica, Thievery Corporarion. El escribio y canto los exitos "exilio" y "ambicion eterna". En el 2004 Verny lanzo su album "Amar de Nuevo", el cual quedo en la lista de los mejores albunes del 2005 en la categoria tropical del Latin grammy (ver la lista completa en la parte arriba de los blog). Canciones como "He vuelto Amar", "Matilde", "volvere alguna vez" fueron exitos en Cali. Este CD recibio muy buenas criticas en Alemania e Italia. Verny acaba de lanzar su segundo CD, " Gracias" el cual fue en un noventa porciento compuesto y arreglado por el. Actualmente estudia Jazz en la Universidad del Distrito de Columbia y canta con reconocidas bandas del a..rea.
Verny ha tocado en los diferentes museos del Smithsonian, Embajadas de Francia y Colombia en Washington, Departamento de Estado, feria de cali y el mas importante de todos, el lincoln memorial. En este mismo escenario Martin L King dijo su discurso "tengo un sueño" y Obama celebró su victoria con un super concierto.
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We are proud to present our current album "True Fidelity". Electro-acoustic chillout, lounge and easy-listening well mixed and always ready to surprise you. We hope you enjoy our work. Further we wanna thank your for your support so far and give away 5 songs of our album!
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We are proud to present our current album "True Fidelity". Electro-acoustic chillout, lounge and easy-listening well mixed and always ready to surprise you.
We hope you enjoy our work. Further we wanna thank your for your support so far and wish you a nice week!
Fraterno saludo Hermano, chévere te vi muy bien en la TV con Gamuza & Charol. Adelante que terminaras como siempre imponiendo tu calidad artística y Don de Gentes.
Abrazo Orlando E Montenegro Rolon Director & Editor Revista Melómanos Documentos melomontenegro@hotmail.com -/-
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