With his gangster image, Colón ruffled the feathers of the musical establishment, but thrilled millions of fans as he displayed the raw rhythmic possibility of salsa ...

Sonido Tejano teaches students the history of the genre, as well as how to play standards from Little Joe, Fito Olivares, and ...

Willie Colón, a trombonist, bandleader, composer, and key architect of salsa music, has died. His family confirmed the news ...

While we grieve his absence, we also rejoice in the timeless gift of his music and the cherished memories he created that ...

Rubén Blades, Rauw Alejandro, and more artists remember salsa giant Willie Colón, who died Saturday at the age of 75.

One of salsa music's most towering figures is gone — the Grammy-nominated trombonist and activist died Saturday at 75.(115 ...

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 ...

A trombonist, singer, bandleader, composer and arranger, he collaborated with Rubén Blades on “Siembra,” a 1978 release that ...

Music superstar Willie Colón, who helped define the salsa genre in the 1970s and '80s, died on Saturday, Feb. 21, his family confirmed on Facebook.

Willie Colón, the legendary Latin musician who helped define salsa music, has died at the age of 75. The Bronx-born ...

Throughout his career, Colón released more than 40 albums, pioneering a salsa sound influenced by the streets of New York ...

Willie Colón, a legendary salsa musician who played a pivotal role in the  Nuyorican salsa movement, died Saturday.