Willie Colón, the salsa legend who formed the legendary duo with Rubén Blades, has died at the age of 75

Emblemático trombonist and composer Estadoundense Willie Colón He died this Saturday at the age of 75 due to health complications in a hospital in New York.

So I informed him through a press release, through Facebook, the artist’s family, where they explained it “falleció en paz rotado de su beloved family”.

“We also love our absence, we also regulate ourselves eternal gift of your music and those who remember what he created, those who will live forever”, declared the ties of the artist, also known as “The Great Varon”, born on April 28, 1950 in the Bronx district of New York.

He is also a poet, organizer, producer and music director, come on carrera musical aged 16 when he grabbed the album in 1967 El Malo joined Héctor Lavoe to form one of the two most influential salsa bands under the saddle of Fania.

Colón grabbedó junto and Lavoe éxitos like Calle Luna, Calle Sol; Hey Hey Coke y The day of my lovebecame a key figure in 1970s salsa.

After hearing the news, the reactions of Colón’s admirers, former members of the legendary Strellas de Fania, and salsa lovers, there is no hope, messages of support and sincere condolences to the family.

“Now the Bronx trombones inspire me to thank God for this life because it allowed me to discover the genius of an artist who communicated through his creativity and sensitivity“, the merengue singer explained Elvis Crespo in the publication in the red social X.

Colón has established himself as one of the most important artists in the salsa music genre with more than 32 recorded albums, new gold and five platinum albums and twenty million albums worldwide.