The great salsero Eddie Palmieri has died on August 06 in New Jersey. The New Yorker was absolutely instrumental in the development of salsa and pachanga. Most famous for taking cuban and Puerto Rican elements and merging these with American Jazz and adding European influences in terms of musical theory from Schillinger and instruments like Organs.
He has always been deeply involved with salsa with different bands and musicians.
In the end, the music industry in the United States and the famous Fania label is unthinkable without Eddie.
Eddie played with some other great musicians like his brother Charlie, but also Cheo Feliciano, Ismael Quintana,
His most famous creation has been “Vamonos Pa’l Monte”. A classic today that was also very innovative for its time with some big band percussion elements and the famous organ and also adding trombones to the mix.
And some more famous songs:
The first peak of salsa music occurred in the 1950s to 1970s.
Even in later years, New York and Eddie Palmieri remained always relevant and he always kept innovating and working with different musicians.
His music also influenced the on2 dance style that became more formalised in New York in the 1980s and has spread around the world to become one of the leading dance styles in the 2020s.
