More than a decade after his last CD release, and an immersion lesson in digital technology, salsa legend Willie Colón is back with a new album. In between his latest recording, “El Malo, Vol. 2: ...

Trombone player, composer, and bandleader, Willie Colon was one of the pioneers of Latin American music. Despite initial criticism, Colon's album El Malo has become known as one of the first albums to ...

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Willie Colon and Hector Lavoe were very instrumental in Salsa's success during the late '60s and throughout the '70s and '80s. Under the banner of Fania Records, this duo pushed the boundaries of ...

Long before there was gangsta rap, there was Willie Colón. The South Bronx musician was 17 when he recorded his first album “El Malo” (1967) on the legendary Fania Records label, selling more than 300 ...

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