Ruben Blades, Willie Colon's longtime music partner, published a touching letter titled" To Willie Colon" on his business to bid his final farewells.

Blades recalls his complicated relationship with Colon in the text, which was characterized by the success of Siembra albums and by never-ever-ever-solved personal disagreements.

The" Poet of Salsa" begins his letter by describing Colon's influence on his life since seeing him play in Panama in the late 1960s:" The strength and rebellious spirit emanating from the young band made me a fan long. "

Blades emphasized that the relationship between them was fast right away when they first met, and that this led them to change dance from a strictly catchy style into one with urban, political, and Pan-American identity content.

" We created a personal, emotional, and intellectual relationship in a few years that was able to transform the standard framework of dance from a scheme of songs with lyrics and arrangements totally geared toward dancing and the neighborhood to music with urban and regional themes that did not shy away from addressing social issues. "

He confirmed.

Blade did not shy away from the hostilities that separated them for years by mentioning legal disputes and political differences. I have made it clear that none of those diminishes Colon's expert admiration or love.

For some, it is impossible to accept that one can realize the positive aspects of a person while rejecting what we consider to be bad in their actions, according to the Panamanian. " Our tendency is to relate and demonize," the writer wrote.

Blades also shared a new, polite conversation with a coworker that broke media silence in 2023. " I can recall everything the next day I saw him... our conversation was friendly. He claimed that he and his partner constantly regarded our actions. The Panamanian singer concludes his letter by stating that the Latin American unity they sown together is still alive in the hands of future generations and that the tradition of" El Malo del Bronx" is unwavering. You are still alive, my companion. In contrast, you are only just beginning to live, according to Blades, cloaked in a crucial section of Latin music's story.

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