Pernell Saturnino (born 23 May 1962) is a percussionist from the Caribbean island of

Curaçao Curaçao ( ; ; pap, Kòrsou, ), officially the Country of Curaçao ( nl, Land Curaçao; pap, Pais Kòrsou), is a Lesser Antilles island country in the southern Caribbean Sea and the Dutch Caribbean region, about north of the Venezuela coa ...

. Saturnino joined the band Nos Antias as a teenager and toured the world with them. As part of Paquito D'Rivera's band, he won the Best Latin Jazz Album

Grammy Award The Grammy Awards (stylized as GRAMMY), or simply known as the Grammys, are awards presented by the Recording Academy of the United States to recognize "outstanding" achievements in the music industry. They are regarded by many as the most pr ...

in 2007 for '' Funk Tango''. He was nominated in the same category in 2006 for Diego Urcola's ''Viva''.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Saturnino, Pernell Living people Curaçao musicians Dutch percussionists Berklee College of Music alumni Grammy Award winners 1962 births