Johnny Pacheco, born March 25, 1935 in Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic is a producer, musician, bandleader, and arguably the godfather of and one of the most influential figures in salsa music. and Johnny Pacheco (1970s)]] Early history Pacheco inherited his passion for music from his father, Rafael Azarias Pacheco, who was the bandleader and clarinettist of one of the most famous orchestras of that time the ?Santa Cecilia Orchestra?. It was his father that first put a musical instrument into his son's hands. At the age of 11, his parents moved to New York City in the late 1940s from his native Dominican Republic, where he continued polishing his musical skills. Pacheco learned to play accordion, violin, saxophone and clarinet. He attended the Juilliard School of Music where he studied percussion making him the leading percussionist of the time. He performed and recorded with the most important American artists. He then learned

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