The musician's daughter Gabriela Palmieri told 'The New York Times' that he died after "an extended illness" Ilana Kaplan is a Staff Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023. Her ...

Latin music lost one of its guiding lights yesterday. Eddie Palmieri died at age 88. He was a respected musician who was considered one of the architects of Afro-Caribbean dance music or salsa. NPR ...

HACKENSACK, N.J. (AP) — Eddie Palmieri, groundbreaking Latin music artist who was the first Latino to win a Grammy Award, dies at 88.

Eddie Palmieri, a Grammy-winning pianist and bandleader who helped define Latin jazz, has died. He was 88. The famed musician died Wednesday, Aug. 6, according to Fania Records, a label responsible ...