A two-hour special on Johnny Pacheco, Fania Records and the invention of salsa, in memory of El Gran Pacheco who passed away February 15 at the age of 85
Produced at Natural Log Studio. Broadcast on WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio in Richmond, Virginia every Monday from 3 to 5 PM. Available as a webstream simulcast at wrir.org. Downloads for rebroadcast on other non-profit radio stations and as podcasts via the A-Infos Radio Project at radio4all.net. And more information about all of those options and more on my blog, globalagogo.com.
Artist | Country | Song | Recording | Label | Year
Oliver Lake | USA | Separation | Matador Of 1st & 1st | Passin' Thru | 1997 Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros | England UK | Global A Go-Go | Global A Go-Go | Hellcat | 2001
Pacheco Y Su Charanga con Elliot Romero | USA | El Guiro De Macorina | Pacheco Y Su Charanga con Elliot Romero | Alegre | 1961 The Alegre All Stars | USA | Estoy Buscando A Kako | The Alegre All Stars | Alegre | 1961 El Gran Pacheco | USA | Fania | Mi Nuevo Tumbao ⦠Canonazo | Fania | 1964 El Gran Pacheco | USA | Dakar, Punto Final | Mi Nuevo Tumbao ⦠Canonazo | Fania | 1964
The Joe Cuba Sextet | USA | Do You Feel It? | Bustin' Out | Tico | 1972 Joe Bataan | USA | Gypsy Woman (demo version) | Under The Streetlamps: Anthology 1967-72 | Fania | 1967 Joe Bataan | USA | Subway Joe | Subway Joe | Fania | 1968 Ray Barretto | USA | Teacher Of Love | Acid | Fania | 1968 Bobby Valentin | USA | Use It Before You Lose It | Let's Turn On / Arrebatarnos | Fania | 1968
Johnny Pacheco con Pete (El Conde) Rodriguez | USA | La Escencia Del Guaguanco | La Perfecta Combinacion | Fania | 1970 Roberto Roena Y Su Apollo Sound | USA | Consolacion | Roberto Roena Y Su Apollo Sound | Fania | 1970 Eddie Palmieri | USA | Justicia | Justicia | Tico | 1969 Willie Colon | USA | Juana Pena | Cosa Nuestra | Fania | 1969
Fania All Stars | USA | Quitate Tu | Live At The Cheetah, Vol. 1 | Fania | 1972
Jose "Cheo" Feliciano | USA | Anacaona | Cheo | Vaya | 1971 Ray Barretto | USA | El Hijo De Obatala | Indestructible | Fania | 1973 Celia Cruz & Johnny Pacheco | Cuba-USA | Quimbara | Celia & Johnny | Vaya | 1974 Willie Colon | USA | Aguanile | El Juicio | Fania | 1972
Orchestra Harlow | USA-Cuba | Gracia Divina | Hommy: A Latin Opera | Fania | 1973 Willie Colon & Ruben Blades | USA-Panama | Siembra | Siembra | Fania | 1978 Fania All Stars | USA | Mi Gente | Live At Yankee Stadium, Vol. 1 | Fania | 1975