I was the first person to come into New York with a Latin American point of view which was also very much influenced by political happenings in Latin America. Ruben Blades americaamericanhappening Change image and share on social
I was never particularly a part of the following of tango; I just liked it... most of all, I recognized that the urban content and the approach seemed very familiar and very connected to the songs that I was doing, the kind of songs that I wanted to write - the songs about the street. Ruben Blades approachconnectcontent share on social
So that I saw music as a way of documenting realities from the urban cities of Latin America. Ruben Blades americacitydocument Change image and share on social
In general, both in Spanish and English, the quality of the entertainment media is horrible. Ruben Blades englishentertainmentgeneral Change image and share on social
So I went to Miami in '74 with my family and while I was there it became obvious that we needed money and we needed to do something, because my family, we left without anything really, and we didn't have any money to begin with. Ruben Blades beginfamilyleave share on social
There was no television, so the radio provided you with everything. Ruben Blades provideradiotelevision Change image and share on social
At a certain point, people in Panama thought that everything was going to be solved as soon as Noriega was gone. Of course, the disappointment was huge. Ruben Blades disappointmenthugenoriega Change image and share on social
People are a lot smarter than anyone gives them credit for being. Ruben Blades creditlotpeople Change image and share on social
I think we risk becoming the best informed society that has ever died of ignorance. Ruben Blades dieignoranceinform Change image and share on social
I really think that music itself, being one of the greatest possible vehicles for mass communication, should be probed to its extremes, to see how effective it can actually become, which is one of the reasons why I became also interested in presenting political points of view. Ruben Blades communicationeffectiveextreme share on social
