PALO!

PALO!
Background information
Origin Miami, FL
Genres Afro-Cuban Funk, world Cuban Music, Salsa, Jazz
Years active 2003–present
Labels Rolling Pin Music
Members Leslie Cartaya
Raymer Olalde
Dayron Gallardo
Aldo Salvent
Steve Roitstein

PALO! is a Miami band formed in 2003 by Steve Roitstein after he invited his fellow musicians to join him in an improvised musical experiment combining Cuban music with funk beats.

The group has been nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Tropical Latin Album and a Latin Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Tropical Album.[1] The PBS documentary 'Miami Boheme' which extensively featured PALO! along with other bands in the Miami music scene was won a 2014 Suncoast Chapter Emmy award for Cultural Documentary.[2]

Members

Recording Members
  • Leslie Cartaya: lead vocals
  • Raymer Olalde: timbales, vocals
  • Aldo Salvent: sax
  • Dayron Gallardo: congas, vocals
  • Steve Roitstein: keyboard, beats, coros

Discography

  • 2009: This Is Afro-Cuban Funk
  • 2014: PALO! Live
  • 2016: Yo Quiero Guarachar

Awards

Grammy Awards

Year Nominee/work Award Result
2015PALO! LiveBest Tropical Latin Album[3]Nominated

Latin Grammy Awards

Year Nominee/work Award Result
2014PALO! LiveBest Contemporary Tropical AlbumNominated
2013Leslie CartayaBest New ArtistNominated

Emmy Awards

Year Nominee/work Award Result
2014Miami Boheme Documentary – Cultural (Suncoast Chapter)Won

See also

References

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