UJohnny Pacheco ungumculi nomqambi waseDominican osebenza kuhlobo lwe-salsa. Ngendlela, igama lohlobo ngelePacheco.
Phakathi nomsebenzi wakhe, wahola ama-orchestra amaningana, wadala izinkampani zokuqopha. UJohnny Pacheco ungumnikazi wemiklomelo eminingi, eyisishiyagalolunye kuyo eyizithombe eziqoshiwe zomklomelo womculo weGrammy owaziwa kakhulu emhlabeni.
Iminyaka yokuqala kaJohnny Pacheco
UJohnny Pacheco wazalwa ngo-March 25, 1935 edolobheni laseDominican iSantiago de los Caballeros. Ubaba wakhe wayengumqhubi odumile kanye no-clarinetist u-Rafael Pacheco. UJohnny omncane wazuza uthando lwakhe lomculo kuye.
Lapho eneminyaka engu-11, umndeni wakwaPacheco wathuthela unomphela eNew York. Lapha, lapho esemusha, uJohnny waqala ukufunda izisekelo zomculo. Wayazi kahle i-accordion, umtshingo, i-violin ne-saxophone.
Imvelaphi yomndeni wakwaPacheco iyathakazelisa. Ohlangothini lukayise, umfana wayenezimpande zaseSpain. Ukhokho-ukhokho wenkanyezi ye-salsa yesikhathi esizayo wayeyisosha laseSpain elafika lazohlanganisa kabusha i-Santo Domingo.
Umama womfana wayenezimpande zesiJalimane, isiFulentshi, iSpanishi nesiDominican. Akufanele yini abazali abanjalo babe nengqondo yangempela?
Umsebenzi wasekuqaleni
I-orchestra yokuqala, lapho uPacheco osemusha engena khona enkonzweni, kwakuyiqembu likaCharlie Palmieri. Lapha umculi wayecija ikhono lakhe lokudlala umtshingo ne-saxophone.
Ngo-1959, uJohnny wahlanganisa i-orchestra yakhe. Uqambe iqembu ngokuthi Pacheco y Su Charanga. Ngenxa yokuxhumana okuvelayo, i-Pacheco ikwazile ukusayina inkontileka ne-Alegre Records.
Lokhu kwenze abaculi bakwazi ukuqopha ngemishini esezingeni eliphezulu. I-albhamu yokuqala yathengiswa ngenani lamakhophi ayizinkulungwane eziyi-100, okwathi ngo-1960 kwaba nomuzwa wangempela.
Impumelelo yaleli qembu isekelwe ekutheni abaculi badlale ngezitayela ezidumile ezinjengokuthi: cha-cha-cha ne-pachanga.
Amalungu e-orchestra aba izinkanyezi zangempela futhi athola ithuba lokuvakashela hhayi kuphela endaweni enkulu yase-United States, kodwa naseLatin America.
Ngo-1963, uPacheco y Su Charanga waba yiqembu lokuqala lomculo wesiLatini ukucula e-Apollo Theatre edumile yaseNew York.
Ngo-1964, uJohnny Pacheco wasungula esakhe isitudiyo sokuqopha. Wayevele aziwa njengomhleli okhaliphile. Ngakho-ke, isitudiyo esavulwa nguPacheco ngokushesha saduma phakathi kwabaculi abadlala ezinhlotsheni zakhe azithandayo.
Ngisho nangaphambi kokuvulwa kwesitudiyo, uPacheco wanquma ukwakha Isikhungo Senhlangano Yentsha Enethalente yaseSpain Harlem. Nelebuli yakhe yasiza ukukwenza.
Le nsizwa yayinemali encane. Futhi wanquma ukufuna ukwesekwa umlingani. Indawo yakhe yadlalwa ngummeli uJerry Masucci. Ngalesi sikhathi, uPacheco wasebenzisa izinsiza zommeli ezinqubweni zakhe zesehlukaniso.
Abantu abasha baba abangane, futhi uMasucci wathola inani elidingekayo lemali. Isitudiyo sokuqopha i-Fania Records ngokushesha saba yimpumelelo nabalandeli bomculo waseLatin America.
Ezinye izimpumelelo zomculi
U-Johnny Pacheco unezingoma ezingaphezu kuka-150 aziqambe ngesikweletu sakhe. Uqophe amadiski egolide ayishumi futhi wazuza imiklomelo eyisishiyagalolunye ye-Grammy ye-Best Composer, Arranger and Producer.
Abanye abaculi besimanje be-rap baye bajabulela ukusebenzisa izingoma ze-Pacheco ekudaleni izigqi zabo. O-DJ base-Dominican benza amasampula ezingoma eziqanjwe inkosi ye-salsa futhi bawashutheka ezingoma zabo.
U-Johnny Pacheco uqambe izingoma zefilimu izikhathi ezimbalwa. Amaculo akhe avela kumafilimu ethi Our Latin Thing, Salsa, namanye.
Ngo-1974, uPacheco wabhala amaphuzu omculo amafilimu iBig New York, kwathi ngo-1986 wefilimu ethi Wild Thing. UJohnny Pacheco naye uhileleke emisebenzini yomphakathi. Wakha isikhwama sokusiza iziguli ezinengculazi.
Ngo-1998, umculi wanikeza ikhonsathi Concierto Por La Vida enkulu New York Avery Fisher Hall. Yonke imali eyakhiwe yasiza imindeni ekhahlanyezwe yisiphepho uGeorge.
Ukuqashelwa kwethalente nemiklomelo
Namuhla kunzima ukweqisa umnikelo kaPacheco emculweni waseLatin America. Kuwo wonke umsebenzi wakhe, ubengumuntu olandela isigqi somdabu.
Ngaphambi kwePacheco, i-salsa yayibizwa ngokuthi i-Latin American jazz. Kodwa nguJohnny owaqhamuka naleli gama bonke abalandeli bemidanso ye-incendiary abalaziyo namuhla.
Phakathi nomsebenzi wakhe, umculi waklonyeliswa imiklomelo efana:
- Indondo Yokuhlonishwa Kamongameli. Lo mculi wathola indondo ngo-1996. Yethulwa kuPacheco mathupha nguMongameli waseDominican Republic, uJoaquin Balaguer;
- Umklomelo ka-Bobby Capo Ngegalelo Elivelele Emculweni. Umklomelo unikezwe uMbusi waseNew York uGeorge Pataki;
- Imiklomelo ye-Casandra - umklomelo wamazwe ngamazwe wezimpumelelo ezivelele emhlabeni womculo nezobuciko obubonakalayo;
- I-National Academy of Recording Arts Award. UPacheco waba owokuqala waseSpanishi ukuthola lo mklomelo womkhiqizi ovelele;
- Ihholo Lodumo Lomculo WesiLatini Wamazwe Ngamazwe. I-Pacheco yathola lo mklomelo ngo-1998;
- I-Silver Pen Award evela ku-American Society of Composers. Indondo inikezwe umaster ngo-2004;
- inkanyezi ku-New Jersey Walk of Fame ngo-2005.
UJohnny Pacheco manje uneminyaka engu-85 ubudala. Kodwa uyaqhubeka nokwenza umculo. Inkampani yakhe yokuqopha isasebenza nentsha enekhono. Umculi wodumo usiza ngamalungiselelo futhi unikeza izeluleko zochwepheshe.
