It was very interesting, and we went to Germany and we toured Germany like we were a German band in 1985. Ruben Blades bandgermangermany Change image and share on social
Everyone has a black guy inside them. Mine is a Cuban sonero who is 80-something years old and sings better than I do. His name is Medoro Madera. Medoro has been recording since 1997. Ruben Blades blackcubanguy Change image and share on social
But, when I was about thirteen, I began to sort of sing in my neighborhood. Ruben Blades beginneighborhoodsing 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
So that when I came to New York again, it was, I'm not too sure right now, but it was '74 or '75. I went to Miami in '74 and then I came to New York, I think, at the end of '74. Ruben Blades endmiamiyork 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
So that when I came from Panama... my family was exiled in 1973 and they went to Miami. Ruben Blades exilefamilymiami Change image and share on social
Yes, I was going to law school and it was closed in '69. Ruben Blades closelawschool Change image and share on social
The grandmother, the mother, the worker, the student, the intellectual, the professional, the unemployed, everybody identified with the songs because they were descriptions of life in the city. Ruben Blades citydescriptiongrandmother Change image and share on social
Tango was very popular in Panama at the time when I was growing up. In the Fifties in Panama, the radio stations played all types of music. Ruben Blades fiftygrowmusic Change image and share on social
