Cuban pianist Omar Sosa arrived in the Bay Area in 1995 by way of Ecuador with a few dollars in his pocket and not a single ...

Bruno Mars is tapping into his Latin roots like never before on The Romantic, his fourth album and first solo LP in a decade. Born Peter Gene Hernandez in Hawaii to a Filipino mother and Puerto Rican ...

Salsa music is deeply ingrained in Latine culture, and on this episode we explore its roots and the sounds that preceded it.

The popular group from Caracas, with a new album and tour bringing it back to Katy in March, refused to flee during the ...

Music festival La Semana Alegre is back for a third year of reviving the iconic Fiesta event that originally ran from the ...

Sonido Tejano teaches students the history of the genre, as well as how to play standards from Little Joe, Fito Olivares, and more.

Salsa legend, Willie Colon, has died at age 75. Colon was a key part of salsa's development in the 1970's as an instrumentalist, songwriter and producer.

Colón was 75. Born William Anthony Colón Román on April 28, 1950, in the South Bronx, Colón signed with Fania Records as a teenager and quickly became central to the raw, trombone-forward sound that ...

Willie Colón, the salsa legend who took the genre to new heights while recording more than two dozen albums for Fania Records, died Saturday. He was 75 years old. Colón's family shared the news in a ...

Colón charted 20 titles on Top Tropical Albums during his lifetime, including seven top 10s.

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Lady Gaga brought unexpected flavor to the Super Bowl stage with a salsa-inspired version of “Die With A Smile.” The vibrant arrangement, live band energy, and Latin rhythms transformed the ...