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Dominican Artist Johnny Pacheco, the 'Godfather' of Salsa, Dies at 85


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L-R) Roberto Roena, Bobby Valentín, Johnny Pacheco and Ismael Miranda attend the 22nd annual ASCAP Latin Music Awards at Hammerstein Ballroom on March 18, 2014 in New York City.
Salsa music has lost one of its greatest pillars, Johnny Pacheco, as he waves his goodbye at 85. ABC7 reported that the co-founder of Fania records had been hospitalized in New York City a few days earlier due to pneumonia. His wife, Maria Elena Cuqui Pacheco, also shared this news on the artist s Facebook account.
In a Twitter post, Fania Records noted that the musician was the man most responsible for the genre of salsa music. The record company also said that Johnny Pacheco was a visionary and his music will live on eternally. ....

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Johnny Pacheco, an idol in world of salsa, dies at age 85


Johnny Pacheco, an idol in world of salsa, dies at age 85
by Sigal Ratner-Arias And Berenice Bautista, The Associated Press
Posted Feb 15, 2021 11:31 pm EDT
Last Updated Feb 15, 2021 at 11:44 pm EDT
NEW YORK Salsa idol Johnny Pacheco, who was a co-founder of Fania Records, Eddie Palmieri’s bandmate and backer of music stars such as Rubén Bladés, Willie Colón and Celia Cruz, died Monday. He was 85.
He had been hospitalized in New York a few days earlier for pneumonia, his wife, Maria Elena “Cuqui” Pacheco, said on the artist’s Facebook account.
Fania Records tweeted that the musician was “the man most responsible for the genre of salsa music. He was a visionary and his music will live on eternally.” ....

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Johnny Pacheco, salsa idol and co-founder of Fania Records, dies at 85 - Art-and-culture News , Firstpost


Johnny Pacheco, salsa idol and co-founder of Fania Records, dies at 85
Pacheco was the music director, composer, arranger and producer, overseeing Fania Records genre of music that came to be known as salsa a mixture of Cuban mambo, guaracha and chachachá, Puerto Rican rhythms and Dominican meringue.
The Associated Press
February 16, 2021 12:13:41 IST
Johnny Pacheco was well-known for creating and popularising the genre of salsa music. Image via The Associated Press/ Wilfredo Lee
New York: Salsa idol Johnny Pacheco, who was a co-founder of Fania Records, Eddie Palmieri’s bandmate and backer of music stars such as Rubén Bladés, Willie Colón and Celia Cruz, died on 15 February. He was 85. ....

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