Felipe Peláez

Revered in Colombia for putting a modern spin on the vallenato tradition, Felipe Peláez -- sometimes referred to as Pipe Peláez -- is a Venezuela-born singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist equally comfortable performing salsa, merengue, urbano, and straight-ahead pop. His dynamic 2002 solo debut album, Felipe Peláez y Su Son Guajira, featured strong production and inventive use of tropical rhythms. However, it was 2005's Entre Amigos -- and the subsequent single "Borracha" -- which established him as a vallenato performer. He was involved in the creation of 2010's Irrepe...