Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. From Rubén Blades and Marc Anthony to Grupo Niche, Elvis Crespo and Olga Tañón, major figures in Latin music mourned the loss of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “This music is very special. It’s the influence of all of us who grew up listening to salsa in the Caribbean. Today, one of the ...

Tuesday April 28 Global Village marks several birthdays in this visit – including salsa star Willie Colon, Latin jazz pioneer ...

Legendary salsa musician Willie Colón has died at the age of 75. Willie's Facebook page shared a statement early Saturday morning to confirm the news, saying, "It is with profound sadness that we ...

New York City bid an emotional farewell to one of the giants of Latin music. On March 9, family, friends, musicians, and fans gathered at St. Patrick’s Cathedral to honor Willie Colón, the Puerto ...

Willie Colón, an influential salsa musician and pioneer of the Nuyorican movement, has died at 75, his family announced Saturday. The Bronx-born trombonist helped define modern salsa through ...

Willie Colón died last month. He was 75. If you know what salsa music is, basically, you can thank Willie Colón. He was a trombonist, producer, bandleader, composer, and pioneer of salsa music.

NEW YORK (AP) — Family, friends and fans gathered Monday morning in New York to pay tribute to Willie Colón, the Grammy-nominated architect of urban salsa music and social activist who died last month ...