One of the key figures in the New York salsa scene of the 1970s, singer and bandleader Ruben Blades
Ruben Blades "De Panama A New York" (Fania, 1970)
Ruben Blades "Bohemio Y Poeta" (Fania, 1979)
His music is starting to get a bit slick here... Still solidly rooted in the standard New York salsa sound -- not a bunch of synthesizers yet, but the arrangements are getting smoother and less punchy, and a sense of profundity (or pretentiousness, depending on your point of view) seems to be settling in. Still a classic album, but, honestly, it's one of his last.
Ruben Blades "Maestra Vida 1" (Fania, 1980)
An adaptation of literary work by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, dealing with lives of Carmelo Da Silva and Manuela Pere. Sounds kinda highfalutin', but I'm sure he makes it work!
Ruben Blades "Maestra Vida 2" (Fania, 1980)
Ruben Blades "El Que La Hace La Paga" (Fania, 1983)
Ruben Blades "Buscando America" (Fania, 1984)
Ruben Blades "Mucho Mejor" (Fania, 1984)
Ruben Blades "Escenas" (Fania, 1985)
Ruben Blades "Crossover Dreams" (Soundtrack) (Fania, 1986)
Ruben Blades "Agua De Luna" (Elektra, 1987)
Ruben Blades "Doble Filo" (Elektra, 1988)
Ruben Blades "Nothing But The Truth" (Elektra, 1988)
Ruben Blades "Antecedente" (Elektra, 1988)
Ruben Blades "Live" (Elektra, 1990)
Ruben Blades "Caminando" (Elektra, 1991)
Ruben Blades "Amor Y Control" (Elektra, 1992)
Ruben Blades "The Best" (Elektra, 1992)
Ruben Blades "With Strings" (Elektra, 1992)
Ruben Blades "Poetry: Greatest Hits" (Elektra, 1993)
Ruben Blades "Poetry" (Fania, 1994)
Ruben Blades "La Rosa De Los Ventos" (Elektra, 1996)
Ruben Blades "Greatest Hits" (Elektra, 1996)
Ruben Blades "Tiempos" (Elektra, 1999)
Ruben Blades "Sembra Y Otros Favoritos: Salsa Para Siempre" (Elektra, 2001)
Ruben Blades "Mundo" (Sony, 2002)
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