Pacho Galán Explained

Pacho Galán
Background:solo_singer
Birth Name:Francisco Galán Blanco
Birth Date:1906 10, mf=y
Birth Place:Soledad, Atlántico, Colombia
Death Place:Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia
Instrument:Trumpet, piano, clarinet, vocals
Genre:Porro, cumbia, gaita, merecumbe
Occupation:Musician, bandleader, composer, arranger
Years Active:1934–1980

Pacho Galán (1906 - 1988) was a Colombian composer and band leader of several Colombian music forms. His songs include Boquita Sala, Rio Y Mar, Fiesta de Cumbia, Cumbia Alegre and Ay Cosita Linda, which became one of his most famous after Nat King Cole recorded his own rendition of the song.

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