UNA SOLA SALSA, Ruben Blades & Gilberto Santa Rosa, MAY 21, PUERTO RICO.

RUBEN BLADES “todos vuelven” Live show on CD. (link)

RUBEN BLADES “Cantares del Subdesarrollo” Grammy Award for Best Singer-Songwriter NEWS!

Las Vegas, November 11 – The Panamanian artist Ruben Blades, was honored by the American Academy of Arts and Sciences of the recording, a Grammy Award for Best Singer-Songwriter Album of the Year for his album titled “Songs of Underdevelopment.”

The album, released in August last year, marked the return of the icon of the sauce after five year absence from the world of entertainment. “Songs of Underdevelopment” is listed by Blades himself as “the disk with swing I’ve done”, as the purity and lack of formal arrangements with which it was produced, have brought back to the root of all Cuban ambience.

“Songs of Underdevelopment” was recorded in 2003, but was not released until last year, when he resumed his career after five years in public service compared to the portfolio of tourism in his native Panama. It represented a challenge to the Panamanian singer / songwriter, and that this production was launched as an independent musician, selling the disc directly from your website, http://www.rubenblades.com.

“This work I did in the garage of my house and played almost all instruments,” said Blades, who dedicates the disc to Puerto Rico and Cuba. “With them we note the simplicity and power of our popular music. This production is as basic as what is life in our neighborhoods: honesty, courage and hope, even in the face of difficulty or the biggest disappointment, “highlights the Panamanian artist who also recorded the voice and all the choirs, played maracas , bongo, bell, Cuban tres, acoustic guitar with steel strings and 12 strings.

In late November, Blades will release his new album entitled “All are back Live” will be an exclusive collection that collects DVD’s and CD’s of music concerts of his successful tour with his band Seis del Solar, under the Ariel Rivas Music label.

MUNDO Ruben Blades doc (part 1-3) this records doesn’t have an experiration date

Editus

Boca Livre

MUNDO WINS GRAMMIES Ruben Blades & Editus

CHANCES Panama Film, Soundtrack by Ruben Blades (trailer)

http://rubenblades.com

PLASTICO by Ruben Blades (ft. song for the film)

RUBEN BLADES vintage ft. Willie Colon & Yomo Toro

RUBEN BLADES TOUR PERU “TODOS VUELVEN” 2009 by Karina Novoa & Mavila Huerta, vintage footage interview by Luis Delgado Aparicio “Sarava” (1st inteview of Ruben Blades in Peru)

Primera entrevista de Ruben Blades en Peru en el programa Maestra Vida de Luis Delgado Aparicio (Sarava)

Mario Vargas Llosa (Nobel Prize Writter from Peru, comments about Ruben Blades interview and character)

Patria / Motherland, Lyrics by Ruben Blades. Performed by Ruben Blades and Robi Draco Rosa

Hace algun tiempo me preguntaba un chiquillo por
el significado de la palabra patria me soprendio
con su pregunta y con el alma en la garganta le
dije asi

Flor de barrio, hermanito Patria, son tantas
cosas bellas como aquel viejo arbol que nos habla
y renueva como el cariño que guardas
despues de muerta la abuela Patria son tantas
cosas bellas

son las paredes de un barrio de su esperanza
morena es lo que lleva en el alma todo aquel
cuando se aleja son los martires que gritan
bandera, bandera, bandera, bandera

No memorices lecciones de dictaduras o encierros
la patria no la define los que suprimen a un
pueblo la patria es un sentimiento en la mirada de
un viejo son la entera primavera brisa de
hermanita nueva te contesto, hermanito, Patria son
tantas cosas bellas.

Link to Ruben Blades Discography & Bio Story (Español) pa me gente latina!

Pedro Navaja: written by Ruben Blades / Mexico film w/ Andres Garcia, words in Español

the movie

Pedro Navaja song was written by Prof. RUBEN BLADES, Panama.

Pedro Navaja

1984 (México) 1984 (Mexico)
Actores: Andrés García, SAsha Montenegro, Maribel Guardia, Sergio Goyri
Director: Alfonso Rosas Priego
Música: Ruben Blades, Ernesto Fondo
Fotografía: Agustin Lara
Duración aprox.: 83 min.

Basada en la canción de Rubén Blades “Pedro Navaja”; la descripción no puede ser más explícita, Pedro Navaja matón de esquina, que cuida con esmero de las bellas mujeres por la que se deja querer a cambio de un jugoso porcentaje de su negocio callejero. Based on the song by Rubén Blades “Pedro Navaja,” the description could not be more explicit, Pedro Navaja corner thug, who cares lovingly for the beautiful women laying want to leave in exchange for a hefty percentage of your business street . Pero como suele suceder, Pedro Navaja tiene tantos buenos amigos como acérrimos enemigos a quienes molesta que se pasee por la avenida alumbrando con su diente de oro y estarán dispuestos a apagar su brillo. But as usual, Pedro Navaja has so many good friends and bitter enemies who resent walks on the street shining his gold teeth and be ready to turn your brightness.

RUBEN BLADES; “Todos Vuelven Tour” Miami photos by Andrés Schmidt