A salsa album has long been on Sheila E.’s “bucket list,” she explains, but she says she was always aware of how challenging the genre could be. “I grew up playing Latin jazz with my father, but salsa ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “I forget about a lot of the things that I’ve done until someone brings it up,” says Sheila E. “I wish I could remember everything ...

Sheila E. made history on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Wednesday, becoming the first female solo percussionist honored on the fabled walk. After her star was revealed, she posed for photos, tapping ...

Most people know Sheila E. as a pop star, from the hit records she made in the 1980s with the telltale influence of Prince. But did you know she made her debut album as a teenager, or that she played ...

Sheila E. will become the first female solo percussionist on the Hollywood Walk of Fame when her star is unveiled Wednesday, with Ringo Starr among the scheduled speakers. “I am honored, humbled, and ...

This Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, NPR Music celebrates artists from all corners of Latinidad with an 'El Tiny' takeover. Sheila E. is a portrait of motion. Not just the movement of her body as one of the ...

Drummer, singer and bandleader Sheila E. unpacks the details of a rich musical life in the new memoir The Beat of My Own Drum. Most people know Sheila E. as a pop star, from the hit records she made ...

If her Prince-assisted '80s hits are all you know of Sheila Escovedo, you're missing half the story. NPR's Arun Rath speaks with the drummer,... Most people know Sheila E. as a pop star, from the hit ...