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New York, Feb 23 (EFE/EPA).- Family members, friends and fans on Tuesday bid farewell to late salsa icon Johnny Pacheco, known as the 'godfather of salsa'. Johnny Pacheco, a Dominican-born musician who cofounded influential label Fania Records that turned salsa music into a worldwide sensation, died on february 15 in Teaneck, New Jersey. (Camera: ALBA VIGARAY). SHOT LIST: FAMILY, FRIENDS AND FANS OF JOHNNY PACHECO ARRIVE FOR THE VIEWING OF THE LATE MUSICIAN AT A FUNERAL HOME IN NEW YORK, NEW YORK, US.
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