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All credit goes to Rubén Blades. He sees music as a global thing, and working from his established base of salsa, he's made some very credible connections between musics of the world, never more so than on Mundo, where Latin rhythms meet uilleann pipes and didgeridoos, Africa comes to Cuba, and the lilt of strings can develop into a percussion fest. In many ways, his singing -- although it's the glue that holds everything together -- is the least-important element; the joy is in the sheer diversity, as on "Primogenio," where the pipes work beautifully, or the most unusual version of "Danny Boy" ever recorded. But it's also there on "El Capitan y la Sirena," where the earthy tones of a didgeridoo underpin Latin accordion and rhythms, and in the airy, jazzy "Consideracion." Blades has always been adventurous, a real artist, but this is mature and considered, never brash or in-your-face. It makes sense and works, even when, on paper, it probably shouldn't. It's one world, and in his music Blades is attempting to bring it together.
© Chris Nickson /TiVo
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Eva Liebhaber, Violin - Oscar Marín, Mixing Engineer - Oscar Marín, Recording Engineer - Sharon De Kock, Violin - Marco Navarro, Bass - Patricia Gonzalez, Violin - Mercedes Rodríguez, Violin - Gabriela Alfaro, Acoustic Cello - Ricardo Ramírez, Violin - Gerardo Ramírez, Violin - Ruben Blades, Performer - Ruben Blades, Vocal - Ruben Blades, Executive Producer - Ruben Blades, Background Vocal - Ruben Blades, Producer - Ruben Blades, Arranger - Ruben Blades, Composer - Ruben Blades, Lyricist - Alvaro González, Acoustic Cello - Bobby Allende, Background Vocal - Bobby Allende, Congas - Bobby Allende, Bells - Edín Solís, Producer - Edín Solís, Arranger - Edín Solís, Executive Producer - Edín Solís, Mixing Engineer - Guido Calvo, Violin - Randall Rodríguez, Viola - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer - Erasmo Soler, Violin - Lorena Alfaro, Viola - Sonia Barth, Acoustic Cello - Daniel Aisemberg, Executive Producer - Andrés León, Trombone - Marco Linares, Background Vocal - Marcela Chavarría, Viola - Marc Quiñones, Background Vocal - Marc Quiñones, Congas - Walter Flores, Producer - Walter Flores, Mixing Engineer - Walter Flores, Piano - Walter Flores, Programmer - Walter Flores, Recording Engineer - Nelson González, Performer - Stanley Corrales, Trumpet
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment US Latin LLC
Walter Flores, Producer - Walter Flores, Keyboards - Walter Flores, Mixing Engineer - Walter Flores, Programmer - Carlos Vargas "Tapado", Percussion - Oscar Marín, Mixing Engineer - Oscar Marín, Recording Engineer - Pat Metheny, Composer - Pat Metheny, Lyricist - Edín Solís, Producer - Edín Solís, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Edín Solís, Executive Producer - Edín Solís, Arranger - Edín Solís, Mixing Engineer - Boca Livre, Vocal - Ricardo Ramírez, Violin - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer - Ruben Blades, Performer - Ruben Blades, Executive Producer - Ruben Blades, Producer - Daniel Aisemberg, Executive Producer - Marco Navarro, Bass - Mauricio Maestro, Vocal Arranger - LYLE MAYS, Composer - LYLE MAYS, Lyricist - Lalo Rojas, Soprano Saxophone
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment, Inc.
Walter Flores, Producer - Walter Flores, Composer - Walter Flores, Arranger - Walter Flores, Keyboards - Walter Flores, Piano - Walter Flores, Acordeon - Walter Flores, Mixing Engineer - Walter Flores, Recording Engineer - Carlos Vargas "Tapado", Percussion - Bobby Allende, Congas - Bobby Allende, Bongos - Oscar Marín, Mixing Engineer - Oscar Marín, Recording Engineer - Edín Solís, Producer - Edín Solís, Executive Producer - Edín Solís, Mixing Engineer - Eric Rigler, Uilleann Pipes - Ricardo Ramírez, Violin - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer - Ruben Blades, Performer - Ruben Blades, Vocal - Ruben Blades, Executive Producer - Ruben Blades, Background Vocal - Ruben Blades, Producer - Ruben Blades, Composer - Ruben Blades, Lyricist - Daniel Aisemberg, Executive Producer - Marco Navarro, Bass
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment, Inc.
Walter Flores, Producer - Walter Flores, Composer - Walter Flores, Arranger - Walter Flores, Keyboards - Walter Flores, Mixing Engineer - Walter Flores, Piano - Walter Flores, Programmer - Walter Flores, Recording Engineer - Carlos Vargas "Tapado", Percussion - Bobby Allende, Bells - Oscar Marín, Mixing Engineer - Oscar Marín, Recording Engineer - Edín Solís, Producer - Edín Solís, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Edín Solís, Executive Producer - Edín Solís, Mixing Engineer - Marco Linares, Vocal - Marco Linares, Electric Guitar - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer - Ricardo Ramírez, Violin - Ruben Blades, Performer - Ruben Blades, Vocal - Ruben Blades, Executive Producer - Ruben Blades, Producer - Ruben Blades, Lyricist - Daniel Aisemberg, Executive Producer - Marco Navarro, Bass - Lalo Rojas, Soprano Saxophone
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment, Inc.
Walter Flores, Producer - Walter Flores, Arranger - Walter Flores, Mixing Engineer - Walter Flores, Programmer - Walter Flores, Keyboards - Walter Flores, Piano - Walter Flores, Recording Engineer - Carlos Vargas "Tapado", Percussion - Carlos Vargas "Tapado", Tabla - Bobby Allende, Bongos - Bobby Allende, Bells - Oscar Marín, Mixing Engineer - Oscar Marín, Recording Engineer - Edín Solís, Producer - Edín Solís, Executive Producer - Edín Solís, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Edín Solís, Mixing Engineer - Marco Linares, Vocal - Marco Linares, Electric Guitar - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer - Ricardo Ramírez, Violin - Marc Quiñones, Congas - Ruben Blades, Performer - Ruben Blades, Vocal - Ruben Blades, Executive Producer - Ruben Blades, Background Vocal - Ruben Blades, Producer - Ruben Blades, Composer - Ruben Blades, Lyricist - Daniel Aisemberg, Executive Producer - Marco Navarro, Bass - Lalo Rojas, Soprano Saxophone
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment, Inc.
Walter Flores, Producer - Walter Flores, Arranger - Walter Flores, Keyboards - Walter Flores, Piano - Walter Flores, Mixing Engineer - Walter Flores, Programmer - Walter Flores, Recording Engineer - Carlos Vargas "Tapado", Percussion - Oscar Marín, Mixing Engineer - Oscar Marín, Recording Engineer - Edín Solís, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Edín Solís, Producer - Edín Solís, Electric Guitar - Edín Solís, Executive Producer - Edín Solís, Mixing Engineer - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer - Ricardo Ramírez, Violin - Ruben Blades, Performer - Ruben Blades, Vocal - Ruben Blades, Executive Producer - Ruben Blades, Producer - Ruben Blades, Composer - Ruben Blades, Lyricist - Daniel Aisemberg, Executive Producer - Marco Navarro, Bass - Lalo Rojas, Soprano Saxophone - Ramses Araya, Congas
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment, Inc.
Walter Flores, Producer - Walter Flores, Arranger - Walter Flores, Keyboards - Walter Flores, Acordeon - Walter Flores, Mixing Engineer - Walter Flores, Programmer - Walter Flores, Recording Engineer - Oscar Marín, Mixing Engineer - Oscar Marín, Recording Engineer - Edín Solís, Producer - Edín Solís, Executive Producer - Edín Solís, Mixing Engineer - Nelson González, Congas - Nelson González, Performer - Nelson González, Background Vocal - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer - Ricardo Ramírez, Violin - Ruben Blades, Performer - Ruben Blades, Vocal - Ruben Blades, Executive Producer - Ruben Blades, Background Vocal - Ruben Blades, Producer - Ruben Blades, Arranger - Ruben Blades, Composer - Ruben Blades, Lyricist - Daniel Aisemberg, Executive Producer - Marco Navarro, Bass - Ramses Araya, Bongos
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment, Inc.
Walter Flores, Producer - Walter Flores, Keyboards - Walter Flores, Acordeon - Walter Flores, Mixing Engineer - Walter Flores, Programmer - Walter Flores, Recording Engineer - De Boca En Boca, Vocal - De Boca En Boca, Tambourine - Oscar Marín, Mixing Engineer - Oscar Marín, Recording Engineer - Edín Solís, Producer - Edín Solís, Executive Producer - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer - Ricardo Ramírez, Violin - Ruben Blades, Performer - Ruben Blades, Vocal - Ruben Blades, Executive Producer - Ruben Blades, Background Vocal - Ruben Blades, Bells - Ruben Blades, Producer - Ruben Blades, Arranger - Ruben Blades, Composer - Ruben Blades, Lyricist - Daniel Aisemberg, Executive Producer - Marco Navarro, Bass - Miguel Soto, Vocal
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment, Inc.
Eva Liebhaber, Violin - Oscar Marín, Mixing Engineer - Oscar Marín, Recording Engineer - Sharon De Kock, Violin - Marco Navarro, Bass - Patricia Gonzalez, Violin - Mercedes Rodríguez, Violin - Ricardo Ramírez, Violin - Gerardo Ramírez, Violin - Ruben Blades, Performer - Ruben Blades, Vocal - Ruben Blades, Executive Producer - Ruben Blades, Producer - Ruben Blades, Composer - Ruben Blades, Lyricist - Alvaro González, Acoustic Cello - Bobby Allende, Congas - Bobby Allende, Bells - Edín Solís, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Edín Solís, Producer - Edín Solís, Executive Producer - Edín Solís, Mixing Engineer - Guido Calvo, Violin - Carlos Vargas "Tapado", Percussion - Randall Rodríguez, Viola - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer - Erasmo Soler, Violin - Lorena Alfaro, Viola - Sonia Barth, Acoustic Cello - Daniel Aisemberg, Executive Producer - Marcela Chavarría, Viola - Marc Quiñones, Congas - Eric Rigler, Uilleann Pipes - Walter Flores, Producer - Walter Flores, Arranger - Walter Flores, Keyboards - Walter Flores, Piano - Walter Flores, Mixing Engineer - Walter Flores, Programmer - Walter Flores, Recording Engineer
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment, Inc.
Walter Flores, Producer - Walter Flores, Keyboards - Walter Flores, Piano - Walter Flores, Mixing Engineer - Walter Flores, Programmer - Walter Flores, Recording Engineer - Carlos Vargas "Tapado", Percussion - Oscar Marín, Mixing Engineer - Oscar Marín, Recording Engineer - Edín Solís, Producer - Edín Solís, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Edín Solís, Arranger - Edín Solís, Executive Producer - Edín Solís, Electric Guitar - Edín Solís, Mixing Engineer - Boca Livre, Vocal - Marco Linares, Electric Guitar - Ricardo Ramírez, Violin - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer - Gilberto Gil, Composer - Gilberto Gil, Lyricist - Ruben Blades, Performer - Ruben Blades, Vocal - Ruben Blades, Executive Producer - Ruben Blades, Producer - Ruben Blades, Adaptor - Daniel Aisemberg, Executive Producer - Marco Navarro, Bass - Mauricio Maestro, Vocal Arranger - Lalo Rojas, Soprano Saxophone
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment, Inc.
Walter Flores, Producer - Walter Flores, Piano - Walter Flores, Mixing Engineer - Walter Flores, Programmer - Walter Flores, Recording Engineer - De Boca En Boca, Vocal - De Boca En Boca, Congas - De Boca En Boca, Bells - Oscar Marín, Mixing Engineer - Oscar Marín, Recording Engineer - Edín Solís, Producer - Edín Solís, Executive Producer - Alfredo Poveda, Trombone - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer - Ruben Blades, Performer - Ruben Blades, Vocal - Ruben Blades, Producer - Ruben Blades, Executive Producer - Ruben Blades, Arranger - Ruben Blades, Background Vocal - Ruben Blades, Lyricist - Daniel Aisemberg, Executive Producer - Traditional, Composer - Ramses Araya, Bells
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment, Inc.
Eva Liebhaber, Violin - Oscar Marín, Mixing Engineer - Oscar Marín, Recording Engineer - Sharon De Kock, Violin - Marco Navarro, Bass - Patricia Gonzalez, Violin - Mercedes Rodríguez, Violin - Gabriela Alfaro, Acoustic Cello - Ricardo Ramírez, Violin - Gerardo Ramírez, Violin - Ruben Blades, Performer - Ruben Blades, Vocal - Ruben Blades, Executive Producer - Ruben Blades, Producer - Alvaro González, Acoustic Cello - Bobby Allende, Congas - Bobby Allende, Bells - Mauricio Maestro, Vocal Arranger - Edín Solís, Producer - Edín Solís, Executive Producer - Edín Solís, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Edín Solís, Mixing Engineer - Traditional, Composer - Traditional, Lyricist - Guido Calvo, Violin - Boca Livre, Vocal - Randall Rodríguez, Viola - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer - Luba Mason, Vocal - Erasmo Soler, Violin - Lorena Alfaro, Viola - Sonia Barth, Acoustic Cello - Daniel Aisemberg, Executive Producer - Marco Linares, Electric Guitar - Marcela Chavarría, Viola - Marc Quiñones, Congas - Eric Rigler, Uilleann Pipes - Walter Flores, Producer - Walter Flores, Mixing Engineer - Walter Flores, Keyboards - Walter Flores, Piano - Walter Flores, Programmer - Walter Flores, Recording Engineer - Lalo Rojas, Arranger - Lalo Rojas, Piano - Lalo Rojas, Programmer - Lalo Rojas, Flute
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment, Inc.
Walter Flores, Producer - Walter Flores, Arranger - Walter Flores, Bells - Walter Flores, Keyboards - Walter Flores, Acordeon - Walter Flores, Mixing Engineer - Walter Flores, Programmer - Walter Flores, Recording Engineer - Carlos Vargas "Tapado", Percussion - Oscar Marín, Mixing Engineer - Oscar Marín, Recording Engineer - Edín Solís, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Edín Solís, Producer - Edín Solís, Executive Producer - Edín Solís, Mixing Engineer - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer - Ricardo Ramírez, Violin - Ruben Blades, Performer - Ruben Blades, Vocal - Ruben Blades, Executive Producer - Ruben Blades, Producer - Ruben Blades, Composer - Ruben Blades, Lyricist - Daniel Aisemberg, Executive Producer - Marco Navarro, Bass - Lalo Rojas, Soprano Saxophone
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment, Inc.
Walter Flores, Producer - Walter Flores, Arranger - Walter Flores, Piano - Walter Flores, Mixing Engineer - Walter Flores, Recording Engineer - Bobby Allende, Congas - Bobby Allende, Bells - Oscar Marín, Mixing Engineer - Oscar Marín, Recording Engineer - Edín Solís, Producer - Edín Solís, Executive Producer - Edín Solís, Mixing Engineer - Nelson González, Performer - Marco Linares, Electric Guitar - Eric Rigler, Uilleann Pipes - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer - Ruben Blades, Performer - Ruben Blades, Vocal - Ruben Blades, Executive Producer - Ruben Blades, Background Vocal - Ruben Blades, Producer - Ruben Blades, Composer - Ruben Blades, Lyricist - Marc Quiñones, Congas - Daniel Aisemberg, Executive Producer - Marco Navarro, Bass - Medoro Madera, Vocal
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment, Inc.
Album review
All credit goes to Rubén Blades. He sees music as a global thing, and working from his established base of salsa, he's made some very credible connections between musics of the world, never more so than on Mundo, where Latin rhythms meet uilleann pipes and didgeridoos, Africa comes to Cuba, and the lilt of strings can develop into a percussion fest. In many ways, his singing -- although it's the glue that holds everything together -- is the least-important element; the joy is in the sheer diversity, as on "Primogenio," where the pipes work beautifully, or the most unusual version of "Danny Boy" ever recorded. But it's also there on "El Capitan y la Sirena," where the earthy tones of a didgeridoo underpin Latin accordion and rhythms, and in the airy, jazzy "Consideracion." Blades has always been adventurous, a real artist, but this is mature and considered, never brash or in-your-face. It makes sense and works, even when, on paper, it probably shouldn't. It's one world, and in his music Blades is attempting to bring it together.
© Chris Nickson /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 01:08:26
- Main artists: Ruben Blades
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Dance Music
- Genre: World Salsa
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment, Inc.
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