Giblack

Giblack (also styled G Black) is the stage name of Gustavo Álvarez Cerna, a Colombian singer associated with the champeta scene whose recorded output in the 2020s mixed club-ready rhythms with the melodic hooks of Colombia’s Caribbean coast. He appeared on tracks tied to the El Monigote project in 2021, then continued releasing standalone songs such as “Vive la Vida” (2023) and “Batelo (Aleteo)” (2024). In early 2026 he took a major step into heritage repertoire by partnering with Discos Fuentes on Homenaje Al Rey Del Carnaval, a Joe Arroyo tribute framed around Carnaval-season energy in Barranquilla. The seven-track set reworked Arroyo classics with champeta-forward arrangements, and Giblack highlighted “El Paga Pato” as the centerpiece—his take on Arroyo’s “El Trato”—alongside cuts like “Ay Papá (Champeta)” and “Este Ritmo Se Pegó (En Barranquilla Coleto).”