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

He was the first Latin artist to win a Grammy Award for a production in Spanish. The renowned Puerto Rican pianist and salsa ...

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

NPR Music's Felix Contreras remembers one of salsa music's architects — Eddie Palmieri — who died Wednesday at 88.

On Aug. 9, vendors sold brightly colored Latin American apparel, trinkets, sombreros and more. Bands played in Spanish on a ...

Latin music giant, known for pioneering styles of salsa and Latin jazz, created one of the most monumental tropical music ...

A post on Eddie Palmieri's official Facebook page said the pianist, composer and bandleader passed away at his residence in ...

Salsa music icon, Celia Cruz, will soon be the first Afro Latina to be featured on a United States quarter. La guarachera de Cuba and the queen of salsa is making history nearly 20 years after her ...

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – When it comes to music, Spanish native Vicente Barreiro has a clear favorite. "Salsa is the best music in the world," he said. "It will make you dance.

(salsa music playing) WOMAN: Salsa dance is a dance that is syncopated. It comes from a long tradition of African dances in the Americas, including mambo. WOMAN: Salsa dance has many connotations.

In Arlington, that’s possible. Friday nights are Latin nights at Al-Amir. You can dance to salsa, bachata, merengue, reggaeton, cumbia and more with DJ Boriplayer and DJ Christian Remix.