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Brian Lynch
Brian Lynch
American musician
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Giovanni Hidalgo
Giovanni Hidalgo
Puerto Rican percussionist and music educator
2
Mario Rivera
Mario Rivera
Dominican musician, composer and arranger
3
Conrad Herwig
Conrad Herwig
American musician
4
Tito Puente
Tito Puente
American musician, songwriter and record producer (1923-2000)
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Barry Rogers
Barry Rogers
American musician
6
Ray Barretto
Ray Barretto
Puerto Rican jazz musician
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Cheo Feliciano
Cheo Feliciano
Puerto Rican musician
8
Vitín Avilés
Vitín Avilés
singer
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Ronnie Cuber
Ronnie Cuber
American musician
10
Jimmy Bosch
Jimmy Bosch
Jazz and salsa trombonist and bandleader
11
Ray Santos
Ray Santos
American musician
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Jimmy Sabater, Sr.
Jimmy Sabater, Sr.
American Latin musician
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Johnny Pacheco
Johnny Pacheco
Dominican musician
14
Jerry Gonzalez
Jerry Gonzalez
American musician
15
La India
La India
Puerto Rican recording artist; singer, salsa musician
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Alfredo "Chocolate" Armenteros
Alfredo "Chocolate" Armenteros
Cuban jazz trumpeter
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Lalo Rodríguez
Lalo Rodríguez
Puerto Rican singer
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Dafnis Prieto
Dafnis Prieto
Cuban composer, educator and jazz drummer
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Miguel Zenón
Miguel Zenón
Puerto Rican alto saxophonist
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Gilberto Santa Rosa
Gilberto Santa Rosa
Puerto Rican musician
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Robby Ameen
Robby Ameen
American musician
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Tito Nieves
Tito Nieves
Puerto Rican musician
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Cal Tjader
Cal Tjader
American Latin jazz musician, recording artist
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Héctor Lavoe
Héctor Lavoe
Puerto Rican salsa singer
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Chucho Valdés
Chucho Valdés
Cuban musician
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Pete Yellin
Pete Yellin
American jazz musician
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Dave Valentin
Dave Valentin
American musician
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Willie Bobo
Willie Bobo
American musician
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Alfredo de la Fé
Alfredo de la Fé
Cuban musician
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Machito
Machito
Latin jazz musician
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Donald Harrison
Donald Harrison
musician, composer, producer, instructor
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Horacio Hernandez
Horacio Hernandez
Cuban musician
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Pedro Ortiz Davila
Pedro Ortiz Davila
Puerto Rican activist and singer
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Tego Calderón
Tego Calderón
Puerto Rican rapper
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Cultura Profética
Cultura Profética
Puerto Rican reggae band formed in 1996
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Calle 13
Calle 13
Puerto Rican band
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Cachao
Cachao
Cuban musician
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Juan Tizol
Juan Tizol
Puerto Rican trombonist and composer
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Carlos "Patato" Valdes
Carlos "Patato" Valdes
Conga player
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Eddie Bert
Eddie Bert
American musician
Eddie Palmieri
American recording artist; pianist

Eddie Palmieri

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American recording artist; pianist
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Awards Received
Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
International Latin Music Hall of Fame

Eddie Palmieri (born December 15, 1936) is a Grammy Award-winning pianist, bandleader, musician, and composer of Puerto Rican ancestry. He is the founder of the bands La Perfecta, La Perfecta II, and Harlem River Drive.