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. Verny was Born in Cali, Colombia and was raised in the "Barrio Obrero" where he started singing and playing with his father's band, "El Nuevo Son."


In 1996, while in Cali and 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 both Europe and in the U.S. with Tito Gomez. Verny wrote and sang for Thievery Corporation on the albums: "The Richest man in Babylon," "The Cosmic Game," and "The Radio Retaliation." Verny also sang on the 40th Anniversary CD of the outstanding charanga band, "Orquesta Broadway" in New York City in 2002.

Verny released his album “Amar de Nuevo" in 2004, which was placed on the Latin Grammy list of "best tropical albums" of 2005. Songs like "Matilde" and "He Vuelto Amar" became hits in Cali Colombia and received great reviews in Italy and Germany. In 2008, Verny released his newest album "Gracias" - in which he wrote and arranged 90% of the songs. Currently, Varela is a music teacher at the Eagle Academy School. 

Listen to music by Verny Varela & his Orquestra:
http://vernymusic.com/recordings.html

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