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Biografía

Johnny Pacheco (born March 25, 1935[citation needed] in Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic) is an Afro Dominican producer, musician, bandleader, and one of the most influential figures in salsa music. Pacheco inherited his passion for music from his father, Rafael Azarias Pacheco, who was the bandleader and clarinetist of the ???Santa Cecilia Orchestra???. In the late 1940s, when Pacheco was 11, his family moved to New York City from his native Dominican Republic. He continued polishing his musical skills, learning to play accordion, violin, saxophone and clarinet. He attended the Juilliard School of Music to study percussion. Playing the flute, saxophone and assorted percussion, Pacheco performed with Charlie Palmieri???s Latin orchestra for a number of years before forming his own band in 1959. Experimentation was the focus of his new band, blending African music of Cuban, Dominican, and Puerto Rican heritage into what came to be known as salsa. In 1960, he organized his first orchestra, ???Pacheco y Su Charanga???. The band signed with Alegre Records and its first album ???Johnny Pacheco y Su Charanga??? sold over 100,000 copies within the first year. Beginning then and through the end of 1963, Pacheco introduced a new dance craze called ???Pachanga???. He became an internationally renowned star and toured extensively throughout the United States, Europe, Asia, and Latin America. Moreover '"Pacheco y Su Charanga", was the first Latin band to headline the Apollo in 1962 and 1963. The early Fania All-Stars band was made up of Johnny Pacheco, musical director and flute; Larry Harlow on piano, Bobby Valentin on bass guitar, Ray Barretto on conga, (replaced by Eddie Montalvo later on) Roberto Roena on bongo, Orestes Vilato on timbales, (replaced by Nicky Marrero later on); Willie Col??n, Barry Rodgers, and Renaldo Jorge(replaced by several others) on trombones, Larry Spencer , Roberto Rodriguez (replaced by Victor Paz) and Hector ???Bomberito

Álbumes

Canciones

1	Me Voy Contigo	Celia, Johnny And Pete
2	Asi Cantaba Papa	Celia, Johnny And Pete
3	Soy Hijo Del Siboney	Las Estrellas De La Fania Vol.10
4	Pueblo Negro	Celia, Johnny And Pete
5	La Dicha Mia	Celia, Johnny And Pete
6	Distintos Caminos	Celia, Johnny And Pete
7	Un Toque De Bembe	Celia, Johnny And Pete
8	Blanca	Las Estrellas De La Fania Vol.5
9	Una Rosa Roja	Celia, Johnny And Pete
10	La Madre Rumba	Celia, Johnny And Pete
11	Que No Muera El Son	Las Estrellas De La Fania Vol.2
12	Vida	Celia, Johnny And Pete
13	Acuyuye	Las Estrellas De La Fania Vol.7