Willie Colón Dies, Emblematic Musician and Performer of Salsa Icons like 'Idilio'

The legendary salsero Willie Colón, trombonist and composer of classics like Idilio and El gran varón, died at 75 in New York. A key figure in salsa alongside Héctor Lavoe and Rubén Blades, he leaves an indelible legacy in Latin music.

The day Willie Colón was arrested with his orchestra in Medellín; the experience even inspired a song

The death of Willie Colón this Saturday at 75 years old has his followers and salsa lovers replaying his songs over and over to...

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Willie Colón, emblematic salsa musician and interpreter of icons like 'Idilio', dies

The legendary salsero Willie Colón, trombonist and composer of classics like Idilio and El gran varón, died at the age of 75 in New York. A key figure in salsa alongside Héctor Lavoe and Rubén Blades, he leaves an indelible legacy in Latin music.

This is the story of Willie Colón with La Fania, the label of the salsa stars

The world was shaken this Saturday, February 21, upon learning that 'El Malo del Bronx', Willie Colón, passed away at the age of 75.

Rubén Blades prayed for Willie Colón hours before his death was confirmed

Willie Colón's death generated an immediate reaction in the Latin music world, especially from his colleague and collaborator Rubén Blades, who the day before had reported that the artist was urgently admitted to a hospital in New York for an apparent respiratory problem.

She is Julia Craig, the love of Willie Colón's life: she saved him in an accident

The salsa and music world in general is in mourning after the death of Willie Colón.

The most emblematic songs of Willie Colón that marked the history of salsa

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Salsa says goodbye to Willie Colón: musicians and Fania highlighted his legacy

The death of Willie Colón generated reactions from key salsa figures and Fania Records, who highlighted his legacy.

Who was Willie Colón, the icon who marked the history of salsa?

The salsa world is in mourning. This February 21, the death of Willie Colón was announced, one of the most influential artists in the history of the genre and a key figure in the New York salsa movement. The musician, trombonist, and producer was 75 years old.

A Pillar of Salsa: Artists React to the Death of Willie Colón

Willie Colón, emblematic trombonist, composer, and interpreter of salsa classics such as 'Idilio' and 'Gitana', and architect of great hits with Héctor Lavoe and Rubén Blades, passed away this Saturday at the age of 75 due to health complications in a New York hospital.

The Willie Colón I Admired: Salsa Loses Its Most Irreverent Creator

Salsa received the hardest blow in its history this February 21, and I felt it as a stab directly to the heart. Willie Colón, the Bad Boy of the Bronx, the man who gave shape, character, and street cred to a genre I learned to love as a child, died.