Live Breaking News & Updates on Maria Elena Cuqui Pacheco

Stay updated with breaking news from Maria elena cuqui pacheco. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.

Johnny Pacheco and Fania Records essential listening guide


Print
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 Pacheco was the gravitational pull that held them together.
Pacheco, the famed bandleader, flutist, percussionist and co-founder of the groundbreaking salsa label Fania Records, died Monday at 85. His wife, Maria Elena “Cuqui” Pacheco, confirmed his death of complications from pneumonia.
Born in the Dominican Republic, Pacheco inherited his musical prowess from his father, Rafael Azarias Pacheco, bandleader and clarinetist of the renowned Santa Cecilia Orchestra. The Pacheco family emigrated from the Dominican Republic to the Bronx in 1946, when Johnny was 11 years old. From there he dedicated himself to two courses of study engineering and music. It was after a short stint as an engineering student at Brooklyn Tech that he pivoted to the Juilliard School of Mus ....

Avery Fisher Hall , New York , United States , Santa Cecilia , La Rioja , Dominican Republic , Puerto Rico , La Tierra , La Altagracia , Yankee Stadium , Puerto Rican , Eddie Palmieri , Bruce Mcintosh , Rafael Azarias Pacheco , Ray Liotta , Jeff Daniels , Larry Harlow , Louie Ramirez , Jonathan Demme , Nuestra Cosa Latina , George Foreman , Stevie Wonder , Charlie Palmieri , Jerry Mascucci , Del Rey , David Byrne ,

Dominican Artist Johnny Pacheco, the 'Godfather' of Salsa, Dies at 85


(Photo : Andrew H. Walker)
L-R) Roberto Roena, Bobby Valentín, Johnny Pacheco and Ismael Miranda attend the 22nd annual ASCAP Latin Music Awards at Hammerstein Ballroom on March 18, 2014 in New York City.
Salsa music has lost one of its greatest pillars, Johnny Pacheco, as he waves his goodbye at 85. ABC7 reported that the co-founder of Fania records had been hospitalized in New York City a few days earlier due to pneumonia. His wife, Maria Elena Cuqui Pacheco, also shared this news on the artist s Facebook account.
In a Twitter post, Fania Records noted that the musician was the man most responsible for the genre of salsa music. The record company also said that Johnny Pacheco was a visionary and his music will live on eternally. ....

New York , United States , Puerto Rico , Dominican Republic , Puerto Rican , Gabriel Abaroa Jr , Eddie Palmieri , Marc Anthony , Bobby Valent , Celia Cruz , Maria Elena Cuqui Pacheco , Jerry Masucci , Latin Grammys , Pachecoy Su Charanga , Ismael Miranda , Johnny Pacheco , Latin Recording Academy Music Excellence Award , Latin Recording Academy , Dominican Musician , Johnny Pacheco Says Goodbye , Roberto Roena , Music Awards , Hammerstein Ballroom , New York City , Maria Elena , Fania Records ,

Johnny Pacheco, an idol in world of salsa, dies at age 85


Johnny Pacheco, an idol in world of salsa, dies at age 85
by Sigal Ratner-Arias And Berenice Bautista, The Associated Press
Posted Feb 15, 2021 11:31 pm EDT
Last Updated Feb 15, 2021 at 11:44 pm EDT
NEW YORK Salsa idol Johnny Pacheco, who was a co-founder of Fania Records, Eddie Palmieri’s bandmate and backer of music stars such as Rubén Bladés, Willie Colón and Celia Cruz, died Monday. He was 85.
He had been hospitalized in New York a few days earlier for pneumonia, his wife, Maria Elena “Cuqui” Pacheco, said on the artist’s Facebook account.
Fania Records tweeted that the musician was “the man most responsible for the genre of salsa music. He was a visionary and his music will live on eternally.” ....

Mexico City , Distrito Federal , New York , United States , Puerto Rico , Dominican Republic , Puerto Rican , Sigal Ratner Arias , Gabriel Abaroa Jr , Eddie Palmieri , Ray Santos , Marc Anthony , Celia Cruz , Maria Elena Cuqui Pacheco , Barry Rogers , Jerry Masucci , Latin Grammys , Mike Collazo , Johnny Pacheco , Berenice Bautista , Latin Recording Academy Music Excellence Award , Associated Press , Latin Recording Academy , Fania Records , Willie Col , Maria Elena ,