Johnny Pacheco, Influential Salsa Musician and Fania Records Co-Founder, Dies at 85

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Johnny Pacheco was a musician who co-founded Fania Records, where he helped create salsa music and bring it into the mainstream.Pacheco, a native of the Dominican Republic who came to New York City with his family as a boy, learned to play many instruments including accordion, violin, and flute. He began playing professionally in the early 1950s and formed his own band in 1960, Pacheco y su Charanga.

Johnny Pacheco, ‘El Maestro de la Salsa’, has passed away at 85. Juan Azarías Pacheco - the given name of the Dominican musician - leaves a great legacy not only in salsa, but also in the genres that derive from him.

Johnny Pacheco (El Maestro), the co-founder of trailblazing salsa label Fania Records and salsa icon, died at 85. He was Eddie Palmieri’s bandmate.

A representative for Fania said Pacheco 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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Billboard reports that Pacheco had previously “been hospitalised for complications stemming from pneumonia”.Fania Records, which came to be known as the ‘Latin Motown’, was set up by Pacheco and Jerry Masucci in 1963. The pair started the label selling records from their car boots in Harlem, New York.Influential artists who released music on the label included Héctor Lavoe, Cheo Feliciano and Celia Cruz.

World-renowned musician and bandleader Johnny Pacheco has died.The Dominican-born nine-time Grammy nominee passed away on Monday after being hospitalized with pneumonia, People reported.He was 85. World-renowned musician and bandleader Johnny Pacheco has died.

Salsa music pioneer and Fania Records co-founder Johnny Pacheco has died. Fania Records announced Pacheco’s death on Instagram Monday afternoon. He was 85.