Biographical
notes:
Born in Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic
Johnny Pacheco is the most influential figure on salsa. He is arguably
the father of the most popular Latin music. He moved to New York City
in the late 40s from Domican Republic. Pacheco plays the flute, saxophone
and percussion. He performed alongside Charlie Palmieri's Latin orchestra
for a number of years before creating his own band in 1959. Experimentation
was the focus of his new band, blending African, Cuban, Puerto Rican and
Latin music into what came to be known as Salsa. The Fania label was founded
in 1964 by Pacheco and Gerald Masucci. Throughout his career, Pacheco
has turned out in excess of 60 recordings and were still counting.
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