Puerto Rico pitcher José De León has been waiting his whole life to see it. Nolan Arenado heard it might happen but said when it did, it “totally exceeded” his expectations. Puerto Rico’s official ...

Artist Don Rimx, from Puerto Rico, said Bomba has made an impact from one generation to the next. He hopes to capture that in his new downtown mural The mural was unveiled on Saturday, February 7 This ...

Family, friends and fans are gathering for the funeral of urban salsa music pioneer Willie Colón. A public Mass took place Monday morning at St.

The legendary salsero mixed music with activism for much of his life. Learn about Willie Colon's ties to politics and County.

On Saturday night in Sydney, the Latin American diaspora came out in force to see ‘Benito’, the Puerto Rican star making fans ‘feel so proud of being Latino’ ...

Emerging from a swirl of sonic influences, reggaeton began as Panamanian protest music long before Puerto Rican artists ...

Editor’s Note: The opinions expressed in this article do not necessarily reflect those of The Point. Margarita Pintado Burgos is a professor of Spanish at Point Loma Nazarene University. Born and ...

In honor of black history month, I’d like to talk about the Afro-Caribbean identity in my island. Afro-Caribbean identity has not only been woven into the fabric of Puerto Rican history, language, ...

FILE - Singer and musician Willie Colon performs at The Climate Rally, an Earth Day concert, on the National Mall in Washington, April 25, 2010. Colón, considered by many to be the "architect of urban ...

Over his decades-long career, the trombonist, composer, arranger and singer produced more than 40 albums that sold more than 30 million copies worldwide. He collaborated with a wide range of artists, ...

The music that the world now knows as salsa would probably not exist if not for the vision of Willie Colón. While Eddie Palmieri’s La Perfecta had been plying the two-trombone sound for years, Colón ...

(AP) — Willie Colón, the Grammy-nominated architect of urban salsa music and social activist, died Saturday. He was 75. Over his decades-long career, the trombonist, composer, arranger and singer ...