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 ...

The music titan, who made more than 40 albums, died on Saturday. These recordings show how he shaped the genre ...

Willie Colón, the legendary salsa icon, died Saturday morning, his family confirmed. He was 75. A cause of death has not been disclosed.

Willie Colón, a beloved Nuyorican musician and a legend in the salsa music scene in both City and around the world, has died ...

A trombonist, singer, bandleader, composer and arranger, he collaborated with Rubén Blades on “Siembra,” a 1978 release that became one of the top-selling salsa albums of all time.

Throughout his career, Colón released more than 40 albums, pioneering a salsa sound influenced by the streets of New York City and beloved by Latin immigrant households around the globe.