Elias E Lopez, New York Times News Service

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Salsa music pioneer Johnny Pacheco dies at 85

He cofounded Fania Records and signed Latin music’s hottest talents of the 60s and 70s

Johnny Pacheco performs in Manhattan in 2009. Pacheco, the Dominican-born bandleader who co-founded Fania Records, the record label that turned salsa music into a worldwide sensation, died on Monday, February 15, 2021.

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