El artista ganó en 1976, junto a Lalo Rodríguez, el primer Grammy por un álbum del género tropical

He roped salsa into conversation with jazz, rock, funk and even modern classical music. “A new world music,” one critic said, “is being born.”

A native son of the Bronx, Palmieri was a crucial innovator in New York’s Afro-Caribbean music history. The pianist, composer and bandleader has died at 88.

Eddie Palmieri, the pioneering rumba and Latin jazz musician, has died at 88.

The pianist, composer and bandleader was the first Latino to win a Grammy and would win seven more over a career that spanned nearly 40 albums

El artista ganó en 1976, junto a Lalo Rodríguez, el primer Grammy por un álbum del género tropical

Fils de Portoricains, le « salsero » a révolutionné la musique latina en la mélangeant à d’autres rythmes et en la politisant. Il fut le premier artiste latino à gagner un Grammy…

The Puerto Rican New Yorker pianist, who has died aged 88, radiated pure joy as he played – never resting on his laurels as he went from jazz to salsa to house and beyond

Eddie Palmieri, the renowned pianist and Latin music pioneer who founded groups like La Perfecta and Harlem River Drive, has died at 88.

Lauréat d’une dizaine de Grammy Awards, ce grand nom de la musique latine est mort le 6 août à l’âge de 88 ans.