{"id":58637,"date":"2026-02-22T03:15:28","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T03:15:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/22\/watch-bad-bunny-pays-tribute-to-willie-colon-in-brazil\/"},"modified":"2026-02-22T03:15:28","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T03:15:28","slug":"watch-bad-bunny-pays-tribute-to-willie-colon-in-brazil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/22\/watch-bad-bunny-pays-tribute-to-willie-colon-in-brazil\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch Bad Bunny Pays Tribute to Willie Colon in Brazil"},"content":{"rendered":"


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“From me and Los Sobrinos, we wish Willie Col\u00f3n rests in peace,” Bad Bunny said, referencing his own live band.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\n\tBad Bunny<\/a> paid tribute to salsa legend Willie Col\u00f3n<\/a> at his latest Deb\u00ed Tirar M\u00e1s Fotos<\/em> world tour<\/a> stop in S\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil. Col\u00f3n died Saturday morning at the age of 75<\/a>, his family confirmed. A cause of death has not been disclosed.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThis music is very special. It\u2019s the influence of all of us who grew up listening to salsa in the Caribbean. Today, one of the great legends who contributed to this beautiful genre passed away,\u201d Bad Bunny said before diving into his song \u201cNUEVAYoL,\u201d<\/a> which name-checks the salsa singer. \u201cFrom me and Los Sobrinos, we wish Willie Col\u00f3n rests in peace,\u201d Bad Bunny said, referencing his own live band. \u201cMuch strength to his family,\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n\tBad Bunny name dropped the salsa legend in the first verse of his historic, genre-defying LP Deb\u00ed Tirar M\u00e1s Fotos<\/a><\/em>. \u201cWillie Col\u00f3n, me dicen \u2018\u0435l malo,’\u201d (\u201cWillie Col\u00f3n, they call me the bad one,\u201d) Benito raps, referencing the salsa singer\u2019s 1967 debut album El Malo<\/em>. \u201cNUEVAYoL\u201d is a full homage to Nuoyorican icons like Col\u00f3n. The track samples Puerto Rico\u2019s \u201cGodfather of Salsa\u201d Andy Monta\u00f1ez Rodr\u00edgue\u2019s rendition of El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico\u2019s song \u201cUn Verano en Nueva York\u201d against a boisterous dembow beat.<\/p>\n

\n\tMany fans have pointed out that the salsa legend had right-wing views later in life and his social media presence across Instagram<\/a> and X<\/a> included criticism of Bad Bunny. Still, upon the song\u2019s release, Col\u00f3n responded<\/a> positively to being name-checked in a social media video. \u201cWhen I heard it, I was really surprised. The push it gave to salsa and to Boricuas, it\u2019s something we all needed,\u201d Col\u00f3n said.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n