Salsa Legend and Social Media Giant, Willie Colón
Trombonist, composer, arranger, producer, actor, politician, and outspoken social media giant. Salsa superstar Willie Colón‘s life has not been boring, nor has it gone ignored.
The Nuyorican legend first rose to international acclaim with the incredible streak of albums he recorded for Fania Records in the 70s; which found him playing alongside fellow legends such as Hector Lavoe and Rubén Blades. With Blades, in 1978, he made the multi-million-selling Siembra, described by many as “salsa’s Sgt. Pepper’s.”
Also, given the time of year, we’d be remiss were we to neglect to mention Willie’s groundbreaking 1970 Christmas album, the indispensable Asalto Navideño.
Clearly, with these tiny blurbs here we couldn’t even scratch the the surface of such an important and influential artist, so we won’t even try. To find a great deal more on the man, we recommend clicking his highlighted name above and visiting his PeekYou profile. There you’ll find links to tons of videos, Willie’s website, his social pages, numerous articles, and much more.