About this episode

The episode explores the origins of salsa music in New York City during the 1960s, focusing on Johnny Pacheco and his partnership with Jerry Masucci.

The 1960s brings social and political change to the world and to New York City, where a young Johnny Pacheco keeps people dancing with his orchestra and charanga music. The Dominican musician is also going through a divorce and his lawyer, Jerry Masucci, happens to be a fan of Johnny’s music. The two form a music partnership that will forever change music. They call their music label Fania Records.  Listen to Our Thing: The Birth of Salsa in Nueva York out now wherever you listen to podcasts. Want to support our independent journalism? Join Futuro+ for exclusive episodes, sneak peaks and behind-the-scenes chisme on La Brega and all our podcasts futuromediagroup.org/joinplus . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Rosie Perez

Topics covered

• salsa music
• New York City
• music history
• cultural change
• Dominican musicians

Keywords

• salsa
• Johnny Pacheco
• Jerry Masucci
• Fania Records
• 1960s
• New York City
• charanga music
• cultural change

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Fania Records

Places: Nueva York

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