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Johnny Pacheco, Influential Salsa Musician and Fania Records Co-Founder, Dies at 85
A.D. Amorosi Johnny Pacheco, the Dominican Republic-born flautist-turned-bandleader and the co-founder of the influential Fania Records, the label that brought salsa to the global mainstream, died on Feb.15 in Teaneck, New Jersey.