Eddie Palmieri on Salsa-Central

October 13th, 2008 Allan Tabilas Posted in Salsa |

Our friends Steve and Mel C at Salsa-Central had a chance to do an extensive interview with the legendary musician, Eddie Palmieri.  The musician spoke at great length about his history in the music business, with his latin jazz and salsa bands and peers like Tito Puente.  Some of Eddie’s most famous hits include “Palo Pa’ Rumba” and “La Malanga”.  Mel C actually interviewed Eddie for Nuevotec at an event in New York in late August at Club LQ, but we were not permitted to post footage.  Eddie Jr., where’s the tape?

A brief excerpt from the interview - “… In my opinion, the latin music has the most complicated and exciting rhythmical patterns.  That’s why you can’t just sit down in your chair, you gotta get up, you gotta get up, and we got to get you to dance… if you’re really into it, that’s what makes it so unique.”

Here is a brief snippet of his biography from his website.

Eddie Palmieri, known for his charismatic power and bold innovative drive, has a musical career that spans over 50 years as a bandleader of Salsa and Latin Jazz orchestras.  With a discography that includes 36 titles, Mr. Palmieri has been awarded Nine Grammy Awards.  He received his first Grammy Award in 1975 for his release The Sun of Latin Music, which is often considered the most historic, as it was the first time Latin Music was recognized by the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences (NARAS)

Please click on the image below to go to Salsa Central’s interview with Eddie Palmieri. In addition, Baila Society’s Daniel Enskat also interviewed Eddie Palmieri for MamboNYC.com.