Willie Colón & Mon Rivera - Pena de Amor (Visualizador Oficial)

This collab album featuring Willie Colón and Mon Rivera was released on Vaya Records in 1975. It was produced by Willie Colón during the height of Nuyorican soul’s popularity. Puerto Rican musician and trombonist Mon Rivera (son of famous plena musician also known as Mon Rivera or Don Mon), known for playing the traditional genre of Puerto Rico known as plena, was a mentor to Willie, also a trombone player, making this recording a special moment in Willie’s career. It features ten tracks of various Puerto Rican folkloric styles of music, including plena, bomba and also salsa. Standout tracks include the opener “Pena de Amor,” a bomba style song written by Tite Curet Alonso, “Ya Llegó” a plena and “Baila Mi Bomba.” #williecolon #monrivera #penadeamor Sígue/Follow Fania Records Facebook: https://found.ee/faniarecordsFB Instagram: https://found.ee/faniarecordsIG YouTube: https://found.ee/faniarecordsYT Twitter (X): https://found.ee/faniarecordsTwitter TikTok: https://found.ee/faniarecordsTikTok Join the Fania Newsletter: https://found.ee/fania-subscribe-newsletter-lat