Johnny Pacheco
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title:
Johnny Pacheco
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Juan Pablo Knipping Pacheco, known as Johnny Pacheco, was a Dominican musician, arranger, composer, bandleader, and record producer. Born in the Dominican Republic, Pacheco became a leading figure in the New York salsa scene in the 1960s and 1970s as the founder and musical director of Fania Records. Pacheco was one of the leading exponents of pachanga, a blend of Cuban rhythms and Dominican merengue in the late 1950s. He popularized the use of the term "salsa" and established the Fania All-Star
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Dominican-American musician (1935–2021)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Pacheco
date created:
2006-01-26T08:01:44Z
date modified:
2024-08-29T05:23:08Z
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