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Willie Colón, Salsa Trailblazer and Cultural Icon, Dies at 75

Willie Colón, Salsa Trailblazer and Cultural Icon, Dies at 75

Willie Colón, the pioneering trombonist, composer and bandleader who helped define modern salsa music, has died at 75. His family announced that he passed away peacefully surrounded by loved ones. A cause of death was not disclosed. Born in the Bronx to Puerto Rican...

Ecuador’s Rose Industry Blooms Amid Mounting Health Concerns

Ecuador’s Rose Industry Blooms Amid Mounting Health Concerns

High in the Andean valley of Cayambe, near La Chimba, Ecuador’s rose industry is flourishing — at a price. Once primarily dairy farmers, Patricia Catucuamba and her husband, Milton Navas, turned to rose cultivation five years ago. Like many smallholders, they say...

Shakira to Headline Free Zócalo Concert, Closing Historic Mexico Run

Shakira to Headline Free Zócalo Concert, Closing Historic Mexico Run

Shakira is set to close the Mexican leg of her Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour with a free concert at Mexico City’s iconic Zocalo on March 1 at 8 p.m., marking her return to the historic square nearly 20 years after her last performance there in 2007. In a message...

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