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

One of salsa music's most towering figures is gone — the Grammy-nominated trombonist and activist died Saturday at 75.

"We are heartbroken by the passing of an icon whose sound transcended the dance floor and defined an era," read a statement ...

Willie Colón, a key creator of urban salsa and a longtime social activist, has died. He was 75. His family and manager ...

His career spanned 60 years and dozens of albums and had been named among the most influential Latino artists of all time.

Eddie Palmieri, a Grammy-winning pianist and bandleader who helped define Latin jazz, has died. He was 88. The famed musician died Wednesday, Aug. 6, according to Fania Records, a label responsible ...

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 ...

(AP) – Eddie Palmieri, the avant-garde musician who was one of the most innovative artists of rumba and Latin jazz, has died. He was 88. Fania Records announced Palmieri’s death Wednesday evening.

Willie Colón, the iconic salsa trombonist, composer and producer who helped define the Nuyorican salsa movement, has died at ...

Willie Colón, a beloved Nuyorican musician and a legend in the salsa music scene in both New York City and around the world, ...