U.S. salsa legend Willie Colón dies at age 75
The Hindu
Salsa legend Willie Colón, renowned trombonist and bandleader, dies at 75, leaving behind a powerful musical legacy.
Salsa music icon Willie Colon died on Saturday (February 21, 2026), his family and longtime manager said, leaving fans mourning the loss of "an architect of the New York sound."
Colon, known best as a trombonist but who was also a bandleader and producer, was born in the Bronx and known for blending the Puerto Rican music of his parents and grandparents with his home city's jazz.
He was 75. A cause of death was not given.
Born William Anthony Colon Roman in 1950, the music star "passed away peacefully this morning," his family said in a statement.
"We've lost an architect of the New York sound," said manager Pietro Carolos.
"Willie didn't just change salsa; he expanded it, politicized it, clothed it in urban chronicles and took it to stages where it hadn't been heard before."
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