Música tropical
United States
Willie Colón
Aankomende concerten voor Willie Colón
Willie Colón heeft er momenteel 6 upcoming concerts; de volgende is gepland voor zaterdag 20 september 2025 bij Ritz Theatre in Elizabeth, NJ, Verenigde Staten.
- sep2020 sep 2025Ritz TheatreElizabeth
- okt0303 okt 2025Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & CasinoHollywood
- okt1818 okt 2025Mohegan Sun ArenaUncasville
- nov1414 nov 2025The Pavilion at Toyota Music FactoryIrving
- nov2929 nov 2025Hard Rock Live Etess ArenaAtlantic City
- dec2020 dec 2025Westchester County CenterWhite Plains
![Luister naar 'Guisando: Doing A Job (Remastered 2025) [feat. Héctor Lavoe]' van Willie Colón](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music221/v4/c8/c5/b4/c8c5b4a5-0284-b2a8-8500-f6facdc2bb88/24CRGIM46654.rgb.jpg/1380x1380bb.webp "Luister naar 'Guisando: Doing A Job (Remastered 2025) [feat. Héctor Lavoe]' van Willie Colón")
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Woonplaats
Bronx, NY, United States
Geboren
April 28, 1950
Genre
Música tropical
Since the ’60s, salsa icon and political activist Willie Colón profoundly revolutionized the genre across more than 40 LPs and many high-profile accolades and awards.
∙ At age 17, Colón released his debut LP, 1967’s El Malo, and 40 years later the title track appeared in the popular 2017 video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories.
∙ Siembra—his best-selling 1978 salsa LP with Rubén Blades—was inducted into the Latin Grammy Hall of Fame in 2007.
∙ From 1980 to 1990, seven of his albums received Grammy nominations for either Best Tropical Latin Performance or Best Latin Recording.
∙ In 1993, Colón was invited to perform at the inauguration ceremonies for Bill Clinton’s first Presidential term.
∙ Cosa Nuestra—his 1970 LP with Héctor Lavoe—had a 50th anniversary reissue as part of Record Store Day 2020, and it re-entered the Billboard Tropical Albums chart at No. 3.
∙ A member of both the International Latin Music Hall of Fame and the Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame, Colón was also honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2004 Latin Grammys.
Willie Colón heeft ook muziek uitgebracht als lid van Fania All-Stars.
Muzikale invloedenDe muzikale invloeden van Willie Colón zijn onder andere Dámaso Pérez Prado, Mongo Santamaria, Rubén González en meer.
Beïnvloed door Willie ColónWillie Colón heeft de muziek van Juanes, Gilberto Santa Rosa, Anthony Cruz en meer beïnvloed.
Vergelijkbaar met: Willie Colón
Ontdek meer muziek en artiesten vergelijkbaar met Willie Colón, zoals Héctor Lavoe, El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico, Ruben Blades
