The music that the world now knows as salsa would probably not exist if not for the vision of Willie Colón. While Eddie Palmieri’s La Perfecta had been plying the two-trombone sound for years, Colón ...
Bad Bunny, Rauw Alejandro, and more have paid tribute to the Nuyorican artist ...
His celebrated collaboration with Rubén Blades, “Siembra,” became one of the bestselling salsa albums of all time, and the ...
Throughout his career, Colón released more than 40 albums, pioneering a salsa sound influenced by the streets of New York ...
Guitarist sits down for night of reflection, archival imagery, and live performance at Great American Music Hall.
A trombonist, singer, bandleader, composer and arranger, he collaborated with Rubén Blades on “Siembra,” a 1978 release that ...
One of salsa music's most towering figures is gone — the Grammy-nominated trombonist and activist died Saturday at 75.
The salsa icon and Nuyorican pioneer’s bold trombone sound and landmark collaborations helped define a generation of Latin music.
Willie Colón, the salsa legend who took the genre to new heights while recording more than two dozen albums for Fania Records, died Saturday. He was 75 years old. Colón's family shared the news in a ...
Southern California Marimba puts on salons where you can hear the couch-sized instrument in all its glory.
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