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Legendary Salsa Musician Willie Colón Dead at 75
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- Willie Colón, a key creator of urban salsa and a longtime social activist, has died. He was 75. His family and manager confirmed his death through social media posts.
- At 17 he joined the group of artists that formed the famous record label Fania Records, led and created by Jerry Masucci and Johnny Pacheco. Fania was largely responsible for the new sound that was produced in the Latin world of New York and would later be called salsa.
- Colón’s collaborations spanned generations, notably with Rubén Blades on Siembra, framing social issues through salsa.
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