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The Pachanga music was a hybrid rhythm conceived of elements of
both the Merengue
and the Conga
(Merenconga), which began
its song hits in Colombia, Cuba in 1955 and arriving with some
success in the U.S. around 1959. Originally confused as the Charanga
it would later be identified as the 'La Pachanga.'>Eduardo
Davidson
is given credit for creating the dance but others have claimed
it to be a combination of the Pacheco style and Charanga, (Flutist
Johnny Pacheco being
Co-founder of the
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