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  • PERFORMANCE/TOUR: Joaquin "Joe" Claussell Taking "Africa Caribe" on the Road 06/10/2011
  • CD/DOWNLOAD/ALBUM: "Hammock House": "Africa Caribe" Produced and Mixed by Joaquin "Joe" Clausell 05/29/2011
  • Readers recommend: songs with special guests 10/14/2010
  • Trombonist Steve Turre Regales With Tales of Shells and Bones 10/14/2010
  • Spoken Word 06/16/2010
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    • Rubén Blades - NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 07: Ruben Blades attends the 'Safe House' premiere at the SVA Theater on February 7, 2012 in New York City.
    • Rubén Blades - NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 17: Ruben Blades attends the 2011 HOLA Awards Gala at Battery Park on October 17, 2011 in New York City.
    • Rubén Blades - Panamanian singer, composer and former politician Ruben Blades performs during the 35th Vitoria-Gasteiz Jazz Festival in Vitoria, northern Spain, on July 15, 2011.
    • Rubén Blades - NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 06: (Left to right) Actor/musician Ruben Blades, WhyHunger executive director Bill Ayres, and journalist Mark Bittman attend the WhyHunger Chapin Awards at The Lighthouse at Chelsea Piers on June 6, 2011 in New York City.
    • Rubén Blades - NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 06: Actor/musician Ruben Blades and journalist Mark Bittan attend the WhyHunger Chapin Awards at The Lighthouse at Chelsea Piers on June 6, 2011 in New York City.
    • Rubén Blades - Panamanian singer, composer and former politician Ruben Blades gestures during the opening of culture Hay Festival, on January 27, 2011, in Cartagena, Colombia.
    • Rubén Blades - Panamanian salsa singer Ruben Blades waves to the crowd before performing during the final round of Tango Salon competition at the 8th Tango Dance World Championship in Buenos Aires on August 30, 2010.
    • Rubén Blades - Panamanian salsa singer Ruben Blades sings a tango during the final round of Tango Salon competition at the 8th Tango Dance World Championship in Buenos Aires on August 30, 2010.
    • Rubén Blades - NEW YORK - JULY 21: Musician/actor Ruben Blades attends The Cinema Society & Sony Alpha Nex screening of 'Get Low' at the Tribeca Grand Hotel on July 21, 2010 in New York City.
    • Rubén Blades - Panamanian musician and salsa singer Ruben Blades listens to a question during a press conference in Montevideo, April 19, 2010, to promote his concert scheduled for April 21st.
    • Rubén Blades - Panamanian musician and salsa singer Ruben Blades speaks during a press conference in Montevideo, April 19, 2010, to promote his concert scheduled for April 21st.
    • Rubén Blades - Panamanian musician and salsa singer Ruben Blades speaks during a press conference in Montevideo, April 19, 2010, to promote his concert scheduled for April 21st.
    • Rubén Blades - Panamanian musician and salsa singer Ruben Blades (C) flanked by his friends, Uruguayan musicians Jaime Roos (L) and Hugo Fattoruso (R), speaks during a press conference in Montevideo, April 19, 2010, to promote his concert scheduled for April 21st.
    • Rubén Blades - Panamanian musician and salsa singer Ruben Blades listen to a question during a press conference in Montevideo, April 19, 2010, to promote his concert scheduled for April 21st.
    • Rubén Blades - Panamanian musician and salsa singer Ruben Blades speaks during a press conference in Montevideo, April 19, 2010, to promote his concert scheduled for April 21st.
    • Rubén Blades - Panamanian musician and salsa singer Ruben Blades listens to a question during a press conference in Montevideo, April 19, 2010, to promote his concert scheduled for April 21st.
    • Rubén Blades - Panamanian musician and salsa singer Ruben Blades speaks during a press conference in Montevideo, April 19, 2010, to promote his concert scheduled for April 21st.
    • Rubén Blades - Panamanian musician and salsa singer Ruben Blades (C) flanked by his friends, Uruguayan musicians Jaime Roos (L) and Hugo Fattoruso (R), speaks during a press conference in Montevideo, April 19, 2010, to promote his concert scheduled for April 21st.
    • Rubén Blades - Panamanian musician and salsa singer Ruben Blades speaks during a press conference in Montevideo, April 19, 2010, to promote his concert scheduled for April 21st.
    • Rubén Blades - Panamanian musician and salsa singer Ruben Blades speaks during a press conference in Montevideo, April 19, 2010, to promote his concert scheduled for April 21st.
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    Biography

    Rubén Blades is one of the most successful vocalists in the history of Panamanian music. A former member of bands led by Ray Barretto and Willie Colón, Blades has continued to influence salsa music with his highly literate, politically tinged lyrics and his modern-minded arrangements, which substitute the usual horn and Latin percussion sections with synthesizers and drum sets. Often referred to ...more
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