Posts in salsa

"Copacabana, Ipanema, Leblón" - Willie Colón

By 1984, Willie Colón already had over a decade of steady success with Fania Records. As a product of the Puerto Rican barrios of New York City, the American trombonist’s success afforded him the luxury and social mobility to fly south to absorb the pleasures of Caribbean lifestyle.

criollo, salsaAlex LeongMarch 4, 2026willie colón, C

"Las Caleñas Son Como Las Flores" - The Latin Brothers

In response to the global boom of salsa music, Antonio Fuentes Estrada created The Latin Brothers in 1974 to attract audiences to salsa’s capital city, Cali, Colombia, and its beautiful dancing women, Las Caleñas.

salsa, cumbiaAlex LeongApril 16, 2021Am, latin brothers