The late Johnny Pacheco, shown performing in 1988, said of his Fania All-Stars: "I wanted to have the best orchestra ever." (Frans Schellekens / Getty Images) If the New York salsa scene were its own ...

Latin music luminaries expressed equal measures of profound grief and deep appreciation for Johnny Pacheco, the pioneering bandleader, composer and co-founder of the iconic Fania Records label who ...

Feb. 16 (UPI) --Johnny Pacheco, who co-founded Latin music label Fania Records with Jerry Masucci, has died at the age of 85. Pacheco's wife Maria Elena Pacheco, known as Cuqui, confirmed his death to ...

Johnny Pacheco, the Dominican-born bandleader who co-founded the record label that turned salsa music into a worldwide sensation, died on Monday in Teaneck, New Jersey. He was 85. His wife, Maria ...

Johnny Pacheco played music that made it impossible to sit still. The Dominican-born multi-instrumentalist experimented with different Latin American musical styles, though he was particularly ...

Salsa started as a Caribbean phenomenon, but it spread all over the world like wildfire, and its devilish rhythm and sinuous melodies are now universal. At its best, salsa can rock as hard as rock. It ...

Pacheco founded Fania Records, the label behind legends like Celia Cruz and Héctor Lavoe Dominican icon Johnny Pacheco has died, according to multiple reports. He was 85. The salsa trailblazer died ...

If the New York salsa scene were its own galaxy — a glittering cluster where artists from across the Caribbean and the United States orbited around one another in a feverish dance — the late Johnny ...

Johnny Pacheco, the salsa music pioneer who co-founded Fania Records, has died. He was 85. The label announced hiss death Monday afternoon on Instagram. “He was much more than a musician, bandleader, ...

Johnny Pacheco, the Dominican-born musician and label founder who helped popularize salsa around the world, died Monday, February 15th, The New York Times reports. He was 85. Pacheco’s wife, Maria ...

Johnny Pacheco, the Dominican-born bandleader and co-founder of Fania Records, which opened the world to salsa music, died Monday. He was 85. His wife, Maria Elena Pacheco, announced his passing at ...