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Eddie Palmieri dead: Eight-time Grammy award-winning legend dies

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Award-winning keyboardist Eddie Palmieri has died aged 88. His death has been confirmed by his daughter, who revealed he died following an "extended illness".

The musician, a trailblazer in the rumba and Latin jazz genres, enjoyed a illustrious career which spanned 70 years and saw him win eight Grammy Awards.

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