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Willie Colón
Willie Colón
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Artist Information
Genres:
Salsa, New York Salsa, Latin Soul, Latin Jazz, Tropical, Boogaloo
Active:
60's, 70's, 80's, 90's, 2000's
Born:
April 28, 1950 in New York, NY [The Bronx]
Influences
Arsenio RodrÃguez
,
La Calandria
,
Eddie Palmieri
,
Barry Rogers
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Followers
David Byrne
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Lyrics
"Pedro Navaja"
Por la esquina del viejo barrio lo vi pasar
Con el tumbao' que tienen los guapos al caminar
Las mano...
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Biography
Trombone player, composer, and bandleader, Willie Colón was one of the pioneers of Latin American music. Despite initial criticism, Colón's album El Malo has become known as one of the first albums to feature the "New York Sound" that sparked a renewed interest in Latin music during the 1970s. Colón has been instrumental in the careers of such Latin musicians as Rubén Blades, who first sang with Colón's band in 1975, and Celia Cruz, for whom Colón has produced such albums as Only They Could Have Done This Album in 1977 and the highly successful duet album Celia & Willie in 1981.
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Discography
The Hit List: Linea Naranja
Release:
April 15, 2008
Label:
Sony International
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Greatest Hits
Release:
February 26, 2008
Label:
Fania
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