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

Colón charted 20 titles on Top Tropical Albums during his lifetime, including seven top 10s.

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 ...

Willie Colón, the iconic salsa trombonist, composer and producer who helped define the Nuyorican salsa movement, has died at 75.

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 ...

Lin-Manuel Miranda, the writer and composer behind the Broadway hit "Hamilton," has collaborated with playwright Eisa Davis to create a new concept album, inspired by the 1979 cult classic film, "The ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. MIAMI (AP) — Last year, Puerto Rican ...

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 ...

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

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