On February 21, the world of Latin music lost one of its most important architects. Willie Colón passed away, leaving behind ...
Willie Colón, a salsa music legend and pioneer of Latin American music, has died. He was 75. Colón’s family announced his death on social media Saturday. He died in New York after reportedly being ...
His first album, 1967’s El Malo, sold over 300,000 copies, and Colón later became one of the best-selling salsa artists of all time. His work combined funk, jazz, R&B, Latin rhythms, and the political ...
By styling himself after mobsters and blaxploitation characters early in his career, Mr. Colón, the legend of salsa music who ...
Bad Bunny called him “one of the legends” of Latin music.
The salsa icon and Nuyorican pioneer’s bold trombone sound and landmark collaborations helped define a generation of Latin music.
Willie Colón, a trombonist, singer, bandleader, composer and producer whose driving musical energy and mischievous bad-boy ...
While we grieve his absence, we also rejoice in the timeless gift of his music and the cherished memories he created that will live on forever," his family shared in a statement.
Salsa legend Willie Colón has died at 75 following hospitalization for respiratory issues, marking the end of a decades-long career that shaped Latin music worldwide ...
"From me and Los Sobrinos, we wish Willie Colón rests in peace," Bad Bunny said, referencing his own live band.
Rubén Blades, Rauw Alejandro, and more artists remember salsa giant Willie Colón, who died Saturday at the age of 75.
His career spanned 60 years and dozens of albums and had been named among the most influential Latino artists of all time.