Grupo Néctar
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The band Grupo Néctar was cumbia peruana/cumbia andina style band that formed in Buenos Aires
in 1994. The band had achieved great popularity in Peru
and amongst Peruvian diaspora communities worldwide. They died in a tragic traffic accident in May 2007.
The band achieved its peak of popularity in the year 2000 with their song El Arbolito, which was a hit in Peru for weeks on the top charts.
On the daybreak of May 13, 2007, the band was going on tour and was scheduled to perform at a club in Buenos Aires. Most members of the band, along with other people, were being transported in a bus when the bus got into an accident. Argentine officials state that cause of the accident was due to traffic. Thirteen people died in the crash, including all the founding members of the Grupo Néctar.
The death of these members deeply impacted the Peruvian community. Communities in both Peru and Argentina mourned the death of the founding members.
The son of Johnny Orozco, Deyvis, continues to perform under the moniker of the "new" Grupo Néctar.
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
in 1994. The band had achieved great popularity in Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
and amongst Peruvian diaspora communities worldwide. They died in a tragic traffic accident in May 2007.
History
The band was formed by Johnny Carlos Orozco Torres, Ricardo Papita Hinostroza, Enrique Orosco, and Juan Carlos Marchand in Argentina.The band achieved its peak of popularity in the year 2000 with their song El Arbolito, which was a hit in Peru for weeks on the top charts.
On the daybreak of May 13, 2007, the band was going on tour and was scheduled to perform at a club in Buenos Aires. Most members of the band, along with other people, were being transported in a bus when the bus got into an accident. Argentine officials state that cause of the accident was due to traffic. Thirteen people died in the crash, including all the founding members of the Grupo Néctar.
The death of these members deeply impacted the Peruvian community. Communities in both Peru and Argentina mourned the death of the founding members.
The son of Johnny Orozco, Deyvis, continues to perform under the moniker of the "new" Grupo Néctar.
Songs
The most popular songs of the group include own hits and covers from other bands:- El arbolito (Cover of Los Destellos of PeruPeruPeru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
- 1968) - Pecadora
- Ojitos hechiceros
- El baile de la Cumbia
- La última noche
- La florcita
- Mi enamorada
- Tú vives equivocada (Cover of Grupo Cañaveral of MexicoMexicoThe United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
- Original title "Echarme al olvido" - 1995) - El penal
- Ojitos mentirosos