Salsa tale Johnny Pacheco, Fania Records founder, passes awa…
Salsa tale Johnny Pacheco, Fania Records founder, passes away at age 85
NEW YORK– Salsa idolizer Johnny Pacheco, that was a founder of Fania Records, Eddie Palmieri’s bandmate and also backer of songs celebrities such as Rubén Bladés, Willie Colón as well as Celia Cruz, passed away Monday. He had actually been hospitalized in New York a couple of days previously for pneumonia, his partner, Maria Elena “Cuqui” Pacheco, claimed on the musician’s Facebook account.Fania Records tweeted that the artist was”the guy most liable for the category of salsa songs. “His songs and also heritage will certainly withstand for life as well as proceed to motivate songs makers around the globe,”Gabriel Abaroa Jr., head of state and also CEO of the Latin Recording Academy, stated in a statement.Pacheco is made it through by his partner as well as their 4 children.Associated Press author Sigal Ratner-Arias reported this tale in New York and also AP author Berenice Bautista reported from Mexico City.