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Article: Palmieri, Eddie
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Eddie Palmieri
Percussionist, pianist, composer
The Birth of
“
Salsa
”
Difficulty and Fame in Puerto Rico
Classical Aspirations
Selected discography
Sources
Eddie Palmieri, also known as
“
The Latin Sun King,
”
is a vital force in Latin music
’
s Afro-Caribbean jazz movement and vibrant, drum-anchored improvisational salsa. Palmieri is often credited with creating modern salsa music
—
a hybrid of rhythm and blues, jazz, and rock
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n
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roll; his band La Perfecta defined the lively sound of Latin New York in the 1960s. But he told
New York Latino
contributor Larry Birnbaum:
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We have to eliminate the word salsa
…
. It
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s ...