In the early 1960s, JOHNNY PACHECO was at the top of CUBAN-based Latin music. Born in the DOMINICAN REPUBLIC and raised in New York, Pacheco was a Juilliard-trained multi-instrumentalist who found success playing and recording with his Pacheco and Su Charanga orchestra. At the scene, he met Italian-American policeman-turned-attorney Jerry Masucci, a passionate fan of the Latin sound from New York. When Pacheco's marriage fell apart in 1962, he turned to Masucci to handle the divorce. As one union dissolved, another was born: a Latin music label called Fania Records. The two put $ 5,000 into their company and initially sold albums from their car trunks in Spanish Harlem. The label, in no time, established the musical genre that would become known as salsa, a collision of the traditional Cuban / Dominican SON and pan-Latin rhythms, such as African American jazz and funk.
"PACHANGA" means dance or party in slang terms. There's no distinct rhythm per se. Although it isn't played anymore by bands in the U.S., it was basically the Son rhythm with the slap on the tumbadora hitting the 1 & 3. Jose Fajardo can best be described as the initiator who brought it to NYC in the late 1950s based on his recordings of the era. Eduardo Davidson's "La Pachanga" is just a song title. The rhythm in Davidson's recording is a Merengue. All one has to do is listen to Davidson's original or the version that made Davidson's song a international hit sung by Ruben Rios. Both are clearly Merengues, or the style of Merengue made famous by Angel Viloria (Merengue Ripiao) during the 1950s. The "Pachanga" dance craze in the U.S. was predominantly local to N.Y. and sprinkled along the East Coast. The musical style that the dance is fueled by is rooted in Fajardo's charanga band, as well as a then progressive charanga known as "Nuevo Ritmo," but crystallized under then- contemporary charanga ensembles led by Charlie Palmieri & Johnny Pacheco. Latwr codified by the music industry in NYC. So there's 1. The rhythmical approach distinct to a charanga format but also interpreted by non-charangas. 2. The song "La Pachanga" composed by Davidson (a Merengue). 3. The dance that is heavily influenced by and comprises Afro Cuban/African diasporic charateristics and vocal elements (such as the waving of a handkerchief and yelling "A Caballo!"). Because "Pachanga" was initially illustrated via a Charanga format it led to debates among dancers about what constituted a 'Pachanga.' Especially when bandleaders who led brass-only Conjuntos and orchestras (Joe Cotto, Rolando LaSerie, Tito Puente, Eddie Palmieri, etc.) and the Joe Cuba Sextet were recording "Pachangas" or Afro Cuban dance music that would best be described as "Charangeao.'" A question that emerged was if Pachanga was merely a Charanga under another name? Joe Quijano converted the debate into a song and released LA PACHANGA SE BAILA ASI. Clarifying that the N.Y. Pachanga was a dance style and Charanga was the traditional strings and flute ensemble established in Cuba that was updated in the late 1950s in Cuba, followed by U.S. based ensembles, playing at a more progressive tempo. (Though not in so many words). It should be noted that Pachanga was largely a dance style that took hold in popular form in the U.S., but very briefly so, as most dance fads in the 1960s USA came and went with the next "fad" taking over.
So, In summary. Pachanga was created in 1959 by Cuban Eduardo Davidson. Originally it was a cheerful rhythm (written in 2/4) that came a little closer to the Dominican merengue. On his arrival in New York it turned instead into a more cadenced rhythm more akin to the son. José Fajardo brought the song "La Pachanga" to New York in the Cuban charanga style. The orquesta, or band, was referred to as charanga, while the accompanying dance was named the pachanga.[3] The similar sound of the words charanga and pachanga has led to the fact that these two notions are often confused. In fact, charanga is a type of orchestration, while pachanga is a musical and dance genre.
@@alexfigueroa854 "Pachanga" dancing and music was not created by Davidson. He wrote a song whose title was "La Pachanga." No more, no less. Rubin Rios internationalized Davidson's song, which was a Merengue. The "Pachanga" dance in NYC was fueled by the local Charanga movement and rooted in the sound of Fajardo and Nuevo Ritmo.
@@alexfigueroa854 Yes I've seen that Wikipedia entry. Like most Wiki entries on Latin Music, it conveys erroneous information. The way one gets to the truth, and measure it against what is written in resources like Wikipedia, is to pursue the music. The music is your proof. What Charanga bands in NY were producing under the name Pachanga sounds nothing like what Eduardo Davidson composed. Your eyes and your ears are what you put faith in. Anybody can write or edit anything on Wikipedia.
Very interesting, but why is "Pilón" listed in the examples of Cuban rhythms at 4:24? As I understand, the Cuban rhythms that form the foundation of "Salsa" music were popular in the U.S in the 1940s and '50s before Cuba was taken out of the musical picture due to the Cuban revolution and subsequent embargo. However, wasn't Pilón one of the newer post-embargo Cuban rhythms that became popular in Cuba afterwards? Therefore, how did it influence "Salsa" music coming out of the U.S.?
@@ChrisBX89not at all it’s facts…no where in the world plays more salsa then colombia, and that’s including PR… we not talking about hector lavoe and The Fania era…we talking about NOW..and the last 25 years…
@@ChrisBX89 what are you talking about, I travel buddy, been to PR.. and Colombia…and salsa is played more in Colombia…. PR is worry about badbunny and Anuel…not salsa lol
@@jmbaggz215 I knew u was gonna make up that u been to Pr😂 I don’t believe u been to Puerto Rico but even if u did u went there for a few days, u didn’t go around da whole island to know wtf we listen to. And what about j balvin? & Karol g? Reggaeton is da most popular music in Colombia not salsa
In the early 1960s, JOHNNY PACHECO was at the top of CUBAN-based Latin music. Born in the DOMINICAN REPUBLIC and raised in New York, Pacheco was a Juilliard-trained multi-instrumentalist who found success playing and recording with his Pacheco and Su Charanga orchestra. At the scene, he met Italian-American policeman-turned-attorney Jerry Masucci, a passionate fan of the Latin sound from New York. When Pacheco's marriage fell apart in 1962, he turned to Masucci to handle the divorce. As one union dissolved, another was born: a Latin music label called Fania Records. The two put $ 5,000 into their company and initially sold albums from their car trunks in Spanish Harlem. The label, in no time, established the musical genre that would become known as salsa, a collision of the traditional Cuban / Dominican SON and pan-Latin rhythms, such as African American jazz and funk.
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"PACHANGA" means dance or party in slang terms. There's no distinct rhythm per se. Although it isn't played anymore by bands in the U.S., it was basically the Son rhythm with the slap on the tumbadora hitting the 1 & 3. Jose Fajardo can best be described as the initiator who brought it to NYC in the late 1950s based on his recordings of the era. Eduardo Davidson's "La Pachanga" is just a song title. The rhythm in Davidson's recording is a Merengue. All one has to do is listen to Davidson's original or the version that made Davidson's song a international hit sung by Ruben Rios. Both are clearly Merengues, or the style of Merengue made famous by Angel Viloria (Merengue Ripiao) during the 1950s. The "Pachanga" dance craze in the U.S. was predominantly local to N.Y. and sprinkled along the East Coast. The musical style that the dance is fueled by is rooted in Fajardo's charanga band, as well as a then progressive charanga known as "Nuevo Ritmo," but crystallized under then- contemporary charanga ensembles led by Charlie Palmieri & Johnny Pacheco. Latwr codified by the music industry in NYC. So there's 1. The rhythmical approach distinct to a charanga format but also interpreted by non-charangas. 2. The song "La Pachanga" composed by Davidson (a Merengue). 3. The dance that is heavily influenced by and comprises Afro Cuban/African diasporic charateristics and vocal elements (such as the waving of a handkerchief and yelling "A Caballo!"). Because "Pachanga" was initially illustrated via a Charanga format it led to debates among dancers about what constituted a 'Pachanga.' Especially when bandleaders who led brass-only Conjuntos and orchestras (Joe Cotto, Rolando LaSerie, Tito Puente, Eddie Palmieri, etc.) and the Joe Cuba Sextet were recording "Pachangas" or Afro Cuban dance music that would best be described as "Charangeao.'" A question that emerged was if Pachanga was merely a Charanga under another name? Joe Quijano converted the debate into a song and released LA PACHANGA SE BAILA ASI. Clarifying that the N.Y. Pachanga was a dance style and Charanga was the traditional strings and flute ensemble established in Cuba that was updated in the late 1950s in Cuba, followed by U.S. based ensembles, playing at a more progressive tempo. (Though not in so many words). It should be noted that Pachanga was largely a dance style that took hold in popular form in the U.S., but very briefly so, as most dance fads in the 1960s USA came and went with the next "fad" taking over.
So, In summary. Pachanga was created in 1959 by Cuban Eduardo Davidson. Originally it was a cheerful rhythm (written in 2/4) that came a little closer to the Dominican merengue. On his arrival in New York it turned instead into a more cadenced rhythm more akin to the son.
José Fajardo brought the song "La Pachanga" to New York in the Cuban charanga style. The orquesta, or band, was referred to as charanga, while the accompanying dance was named the pachanga.[3] The similar sound of the words charanga and pachanga has led to the fact that these two notions are often confused. In fact, charanga is a type of orchestration, while pachanga is a musical and dance genre.
@@alexfigueroa854 "Pachanga" dancing and music was not created by Davidson. He wrote a song whose title was "La Pachanga." No more, no less. Rubin Rios internationalized Davidson's song, which was a Merengue. The "Pachanga" dance in NYC was fueled by the local Charanga movement and rooted in the sound of Fajardo and Nuevo Ritmo.
@@richieblondet2310 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eduardo_Davidson
@@alexfigueroa854 Yes I've seen that Wikipedia entry. Like most Wiki entries on Latin Music, it conveys erroneous information. The way one gets to the truth, and measure it against what is written in resources like Wikipedia, is to pursue the music. The music is your proof. What Charanga bands in NY were producing under the name Pachanga sounds nothing like what Eduardo Davidson composed. Your eyes and your ears are what you put faith in. Anybody can write or edit anything on Wikipedia.
Very interesting, but why is "Pilón" listed in the examples of Cuban rhythms at 4:24? As I understand, the Cuban rhythms that form the foundation of "Salsa" music were popular in the U.S in the 1940s and '50s before Cuba was taken out of the musical picture due to the Cuban revolution and subsequent embargo. However, wasn't Pilón one of the newer post-embargo Cuban rhythms that became popular in Cuba afterwards? Therefore, how did it influence "Salsa" music coming out of the U.S.?
But ask Mr lucky where is the Capital of the Salsa…and where’s the place where keeps salsa alive 🇨🇴🇨🇴
Only Colombians will say that
@@ChrisBX89not at all it’s facts…no where in the world plays more salsa then colombia, and that’s including PR… we not talking about hector lavoe and The Fania era…we talking about NOW..and the last 25 years…
@@jmbaggz215 how would u know that? U obviously live or from Colombia so u think that
@@ChrisBX89 what are you talking about, I travel buddy, been to PR.. and Colombia…and salsa is played more in Colombia…. PR is worry about badbunny and Anuel…not salsa lol
@@jmbaggz215 I knew u was gonna make up that u been to Pr😂 I don’t believe u been to Puerto Rico but even if u did u went there for a few days, u didn’t go around da whole island to know wtf we listen to. And what about j balvin? & Karol g? Reggaeton is da most popular music in Colombia not salsa