Willie Colón, one of the most celebrated and influential figures in Latin music history, died Saturday at the age of 75. His death was confirmed by his longtime manager, Pietro Carlos, in a Facebook ...

Over his decades-long career, the trombonist, composer, arranger and singer produced more than 40 albums that sold more than 30 million copies worldwide. He collaborated with a wide range of artists, ...

How does one reinvent salsa, a universally beloved and traditional music genre? That’s the question that 34-year-old salsero Luis Figueroa keeps asking himself. From touring the world with Romeo ...

He roped salsa into conversation with jazz, rock, funk and even modern classical music. “A new world music,” one critic said, “is being born.” Eddie Palmieri in performance in the early 1960s. From ...

Willie Colón, a beloved Nuyorican musician and a legend in the salsa scene both in New York City and around the world, has died, his family announced Saturday. He was 75 years old. “It is with ...

Willie Colón, the Grammy-nominated architect of urban salsa music and social activist, died Saturday. He was 75. Over his decades-long career, the trombonist, composer, arranger and singer produced ...

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