Willie Colón

William Anthony Colón Román (born April 28, 1950) is an American Salsa musician and social activist. He began his career as a trombonist but also sings, writes, produces and acts. Colón is considered a pioneer of Salsa music and a best-selling artist in the genre, 

Juan Pablo Knipping Pacheco (25 March 1935 – 15 February 2021), known as Johnny Pacheco, was a Dominican musician, arranger, composer, bandleader, and record producer. 

Pablo Rodríguez Lozada (January 4, 1923 – February 28, 1973), better known as Tito Rodríguez, was a Puerto Rican singer and bandleader. 

Larry Harlow Kahn (born Lawrence Ira Kahn; March 20, 1939 – August 20, 2021) was an American salsa music pianist, performer, composer, band leader and producer. He was born into a musical American family of Jewish descent.

Ray Barretto Pagán (April 29, 1929 – February 17, 2006) was an American percussionist, composer, and bandleader of Puerto Rican descent. Throughout his career as a percussionist, he played a wide variety of Latin music styles, as well as Latin Jazz. 

Mario Bauzá (April 28, 1911 – July 11, 1993) was an Afro-Cuban jazz, and jazz musician. He was among the first to introduce Cuban music to the United States by bringing Cuban musical styles to the New York Jazz scene.

Papo Lucca ((born April 10, 1946) is a pianist  He ranks with the late Charlie Palmieri, as one of the best piano instrumentalists in Latin Jazz and Salsa. He is the co-founder with his father Quique Lucca of La Sonora Ponceña. He has recorded with the Fania All-Stars, Celia Cruz, Johnny Pacheco, many more. 

Israel López Valdés (September 14, 1918 – March 22, 2008), better known as Cachao (/kəˈtʃaʊ/ kə-CHOW), was a Cuban double bassist and composer. Cachao is widely known as the co-creator of the mambo and a master of the descarga (improvised jam sessions).

Roberto Torres is a cuban musician, singer, percussionist, bandleader and producer. He is famous for his combination of Cuban and Colombian music, which he termed "charanga vallenata." Among his biggest hits is his version of Simón Díaz's "Caballo Viejo," and his signature song "El Caminante."

Ricardo "Richie" Ray (born February 15, 1945) is a Nuyorican (a New York-born Puerto Rican) virtuoso pianist, singer, music arranger, composer and religious minister known for his success beginning in 1965 as part of the duo Richie Ray & Bobby Cruz. He is known as "El Embajador del Piano" (The Ambassador of the Piano).

Bobby Cruz (born February 2, 1938),is a salsa singer and religious minister. He was part of the duo Richie Ray & Bobby Cruz. Both Cruz and Ray became religious ministers and as such founded over 70 Christian churches during the time they retired from popular music, which lasted about 16 years.

Roberto "Bobby" Valentín (born June 9, 1941), is a musician, composer, arranger, label head  and bandleader. The leader of one of Puerto Rico's most beloved orchestras he was an integral member of the Fania All-Stars and one of Fania Records original signings. He is known as "El Rey del Bajo" (King of the Bass).

Cheo  Feliciano (3 July 1935 – 17 April 2014) was a Puerto Rican singer and composer of salsa and bolero music. He was one of the greatest and most influential singers in Latin music. 

Ángel Santos Vega Colon(November 1, 1922 – February 21, 1998), aka Santitos Colón, was a Puerto Rican bolero and mambosinger, born in Sabana Grande, Puerto Rico and raised in  Mayagüez. He was also known by the moniker: "The Man with The Golden Voice."

Ismael Miranda, also known as El Niño Bonito de la Salsa ("The Pretty Boy of Salsa") (born February 20, 1950) is a Puerto Rican singer and songwriter.

Rolando Laserie "El Guapachoso" (born August 27, 1923, died November 22, 1998) was a Cuban singer and percussionist. He started his career as a percussionist with bands in his hometown, In 1998, The New York Times and The Washington Post magazine described him as one of the great Cuban singers of all time. 

Johnny Rodríguez was part of the early Chicano music movement with The Latinaires and his Brother Little Joe y La Familia. He is a Tejano music legend 

Orestes Vilató (born 12 May 1944 in Camagüey, Cuba) is a Cuban percussionist who has worked with  Ray Barretto, Johnny Pacheco, Cachao,  Fania All-Stars.Vilató worked with Carlos Santana, he played timbales, percussion and sang backing vocals. He is considered to be one of the foremost timbaleros in the salsa genre. 

Celebrated PR musician, composer, producer, label owner Frank "Fran" Ferrer is a pioneer in both musica típica and rock music in Puerto Rico. Recently honored by the Puerto Rican Legislature for his trajectory as an artist and patriot.