Name: Mundo by Ruben Blades
Brand: Ruben Blades
SKU: 5099749871922
Price: 9.9 USD
Availability: OnlineOnly
Rating: 4 (98 reviews)

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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 bagpipes 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

1. Estampa

by Ruben Blades

Primary Artist: Rubén Blades; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Bobby Allende
Marc Quiñones
Marco Linares
Ruben Blades; Performer
Bass: Marco Navarro; Performer
Bells: Bobby Allende; Performer
Cello: Alvaro González
Gabriela Alfaro
Sonia Barth; Performer
Congas: Bobby Allende
Marc Quiñones; Performer
Performer: Nelson González
Ruben Blades; Performer
Piano: Walter Flores; Performer
Trombone: Andrés León; Performer
Arranger: Edín Solís
Ruben Blades; Composer
Executive Producer: Daniel Aisemberg
Edín Solís
Ruben Blades; Production
Mixing Engineer: Edín Solís
Oscar Marín
Walter Flores; Production
Producer: Edín Solís
Ruben Blades
Walter Flores; Production
Trumpet: Stanley Corrales; Performer
Viola: Lorena Alfaro
Marcela Chavarría
Randall Rodríguez; Performer
Violin: Erasmo Soler
Eva Liebhaber
Gerardo Ramírez
Guido Calvo
Mercedes Rodríguez
Patricia Gonzalez
Ricardo Ramírez
Sharon De Kock; Performer
Recording: Oscar Marín
Walter Flores; Production
Vocals: Ruben Blades; Performer
Composer: Ruben Blades; Composer
Lyricist: Ruben Blades; Composer
Mastering Engineer: Vlado Meller; Production
Programmer: Walter Flores; Production

2. First Circle

by Ruben Blades

Primary Artist: Rubén Blades; Main Performer
Baritone Guitar: Edín Solís; Performer
Percussion: Carlos Vargas "tapado"; Performer
Soprano Saxophone: Lalo Rojas; Performer
Vocals: Boca Livre; Performer
Arranger: Edín Solís; Composer
Executive Producer: Daniel Aisemberg
Edín Solís
Ruben Blades; Production
Mixing Engineer: Edín Solís
Oscar Marín
Walter Flores; Production
Producer: Edín Solís
Ruben Blades
Walter Flores; Production
Composer: Lyle Mays
Pat Metheny; Composer
Bass: Marco Navarro; Performer
Keyboard: Walter Flores; Performer
Performer: Ruben Blades; Performer
Violin: Ricardo Ramírez; Performer
Lyricist: Lyle Mays
Pat Metheny; Composer
Vocal Arrangement: Mauricio Maestro; Composer
Mastering Engineer: Vlado Meller; Production
Programmer: Walter Flores; Production
Recording: Oscar Marín; Production

3. Primogenio

by Ruben Blades

Primary Artist: Rubén Blades; Main Performer
Accordion: Walter Flores; Performer
Background Vocals: Ruben Blades; Performer
Bass: Marco Navarro; Performer
Bongos: Bobby Allende; Performer
Congas: Bobby Allende; Performer
Composer: Ruben Blades
Walter Flores; Composer
Lyricist: Ruben Blades; Composer
Keyboard: Walter Flores; Performer
Percussion: Carlos Vargas "tapado"; Performer
Performer: Ruben Blades; Performer
Executive Producer: Daniel Aisemberg
Edín Solís
Ruben Blades; Production
Mastering Engineer: Vlado Meller; Production
Mixing Engineer: Edín Solís
Oscar Marín
Walter Flores; Production
Producer: Edín Solís
Ruben Blades
Walter Flores; Production
Recording: Oscar Marín
Walter Flores; Production
Piano: Walter Flores; Performer
Uilleann Pipes: Eric Rigler; Performer
Violin: Ricardo Ramírez; Performer
Vocals: Ruben Blades; Performer
Arranger: Walter Flores; Composer

4. Bochinches

by Ruben Blades

Primary Artist: Rubén Blades; Main Performer
Baritone Guitar: Edín Solís; Performer
Executive Producer: Daniel Aisemberg
Edín Solís
Ruben Blades; Production
Bass: Marco Navarro; Performer
Bells: Bobby Allende; Performer
Mixing Engineer: Edín Solís
Oscar Marín
Walter Flores; Production
Electric Guitar: Marco Linares; Performer
Keyboard: Walter Flores; Performer
Percussion: Carlos Vargas "tapado"; Performer
Producer: Edín Solís
Ruben Blades
Walter Flores; Production
Performer: Ruben Blades; Performer
Piano: Walter Flores; Performer
Soprano Saxophone: Lalo Rojas; Performer
Recording: Oscar Marín
Walter Flores; Production
Violin: Ricardo Ramírez; Performer
Vocals: Marco Linares
Ruben Blades; Performer
Arranger: Walter Flores; Composer
Composer: Walter Flores; Composer
Lyricist: Ruben Blades; Composer
Mastering Engineer: Vlado Meller; Production
Programmer: Walter Flores; Production

5. Ella

by Ruben Blades

Primary Artist: Rubén Blades; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Ruben Blades; Performer
Baritone Guitar: Edín Solís; Performer
Bass: Marco Navarro; Performer
Bells: Bobby Allende; Performer
Bongos: Bobby Allende; Performer
Congas: Marc Quiñones; Performer
Executive Producer: Daniel Aisemberg
Edín Solís
Ruben Blades; Production
Mixing Engineer: Edín Solís
Oscar Marín
Walter Flores; Production
Producer: Edín Solís
Ruben Blades
Walter Flores; Production
Electric Guitar: Marco Linares; Performer
Keyboard: Walter Flores; Performer
Percussion: Carlos Vargas "tapado"; Performer
Performer: Ruben Blades; Performer
Piano: Walter Flores; Performer
Soprano Saxophone: Lalo Rojas; Performer
Tabla: Carlos Vargas "tapado"; Performer
Violin: Ricardo Ramírez; Performer
Vocals: Marco Linares
Ruben Blades; Performer
Arranger: Walter Flores; Composer
Composer: Ruben Blades; Composer
Lyricist: Ruben Blades; Composer
Mastering Engineer: Vlado Meller; Production
Programmer: Walter Flores; Production
Recording: Oscar Marín
Walter Flores; Production

6. Parao

by Ruben Blades

Primary Artist: Rubén Blades; Main Performer
Baritone Guitar: Edín Solís; Performer
Bass: Marco Navarro; Performer
Executive Producer: Daniel Aisemberg
Edín Solís
Ruben Blades; Production
Mixing Engineer: Edín Solís
Oscar Marín
Walter Flores; Production
Producer: Edín Solís
Ruben Blades
Walter Flores; Production
Congas: Ramses Araya; Performer
Electric Guitar: Edín Solís; Performer
Keyboard: Walter Flores; Performer
Percussion: Carlos Vargas "tapado"; Performer
Performer: Ruben Blades; Performer
Piano: Walter Flores; Performer
Soprano Saxophone: Lalo Rojas; Performer
Violin: Ricardo Ramírez; Performer
Vocals: Ruben Blades; Performer
Arranger: Walter Flores; Composer
Composer: Ruben Blades; Composer
Lyricist: Ruben Blades; Composer
Mastering Engineer: Vlado Meller; Production
Programmer: Walter Flores; Production
Recording: Oscar Marín
Walter Flores; Production

7. Como Nosotros

by Ruben Blades

Primary Artist: Rubén Blades; Main Performer
Mixing Engineer: Edín Solís
Oscar Marín
Walter Flores; Production
Producer: Edín Solís
Ruben Blades
Walter Flores; Production
Accordion: Walter Flores; Performer
Background Vocals: Nelson González
Ruben Blades; Performer
Bass: Marco Navarro; Performer
Bongos: Ramses Araya; Performer
Congas: Nelson González; Performer
Keyboard: Walter Flores; Performer
Executive Producer: Daniel Aisemberg
Edín Solís
Ruben Blades; Production
Performer: Nelson González
Ruben Blades; Performer
Violin: Ricardo Ramírez; Performer
Vocals: Ruben Blades; Performer
Arranger: Ruben Blades
Walter Flores; Composer
Composer: Ruben Blades; Composer
Lyricist: Ruben Blades; Composer
Mastering Engineer: Vlado Meller; Production
Programmer: Walter Flores; Production
Recording: Oscar Marín
Walter Flores; Production

8. El Capitan Y La Sirena

by Ruben Blades

Primary Artist: Rubén Blades; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Ruben Blades; Performer
Executive Producer: Daniel Aisemberg
Edín Solís
Ruben Blades; Production
Bass: Marco Navarro; Performer
Bells: Ruben Blades; Performer
Tambourine: De Boca En Boca; Performer
Violin: Ricardo Ramírez; Performer
Vocals: De Boca En Boca
Miguel Soto
Ruben Blades; Performer
Mixing Engineer: Oscar Marín
Walter Flores; Production
Producer: Edín Solís
Ruben Blades
Walter Flores; Production
Recording: Oscar Marín
Walter Flores; Production
Arranger: Ruben Blades; Composer
Accordion: Walter Flores; Performer
Keyboard: Walter Flores; Performer
Performer: Ruben Blades; Performer
Composer: Ruben Blades; Composer
Lyricist: Ruben Blades; Composer
Mastering Engineer: Vlado Meller; Production
Programmer: Walter Flores; Production

9. Sebastian

by Ruben Blades

Primary Artist: Rubén Blades; Main Performer
Baritone Guitar: Edín Solís; Performer
Bass: Marco Navarro; Performer
Bells: Bobby Allende; Performer
Cello: Alvaro González
Sonia Barth; Performer
Congas: Bobby Allende
Marc Quiñones; Performer
Keyboard: Walter Flores; Performer
Percussion: Carlos Vargas "tapado"; Performer
Executive Producer: Daniel Aisemberg
Edín Solís
Ruben Blades; Production
Mixing Engineer: Edín Solís
Oscar Marín
Walter Flores; Production
Producer: Edín Solís
Ruben Blades
Walter Flores; Production
Performer: Ruben Blades; Performer
Piano: Walter Flores; Performer
Uilleann Pipes: Eric Rigler; Performer
Viola: Lorena Alfaro
Marcela Chavarría
Randall Rodríguez; Performer
Violin: Erasmo Soler
Eva Liebhaber
Gerardo Ramírez
Guido Calvo
Mercedes Rodríguez
Patricia Gonzalez
Ricardo Ramírez
Sharon De Kock; Performer
Vocals: Ruben Blades; Performer
Arranger: Walter Flores; Composer
Composer: Ruben Blades; Composer
Lyricist: Ruben Blades; Composer
Mastering Engineer: Vlado Meller; Production
Programmer: Walter Flores; Production
Recording: Oscar Marín
Walter Flores; Production

10. Consideración

by Ruben Blades

Primary Artist: Rubén Blades; Main Performer
Baritone Guitar: Edín Solís; Performer
Bass: Marco Navarro; Performer
Electric Guitar: Edín Solís
Marco Linares; Performer
Keyboard: Walter Flores; Performer
Percussion: Carlos Vargas "tapado"; Performer
Arranger: Edín Solís; Composer
Composer: Gilberto Gil; Composer
Lyricist: Gilberto Gil; Composer
Executive Producer: Daniel Aisemberg
Edín Solís
Ruben Blades; Production
Mixing Engineer: Edín Solís
Oscar Marín
Walter Flores; Production
Producer: Edín Solís
Ruben Blades
Walter Flores; Production
Performer: Ruben Blades; Performer
Piano: Walter Flores; Performer
Soprano Saxophone: Lalo Rojas; Performer
Vocal Arrangement: Mauricio Maestro; Composer
Violin: Ricardo Ramírez; Performer
Vocals: Boca Livre
Ruben Blades; Performer
Adaptation: Ruben Blades; Production
Mastering Engineer: Vlado Meller; Production
Programmer: Walter Flores; Production
Recording: Oscar Marín
Walter Flores; Production

11. Jiri Son Bali

by Ruben Blades

Primary Artist: Rubén Blades; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Ruben Blades; Performer
Bells: De Boca En Boca
Ramses Araya; Performer
Congas: De Boca En Boca; Performer
Performer: Ruben Blades; Performer
Executive Producer: Daniel Aisemberg
Edín Solís
Ruben Blades; Production
Mixing Engineer: Oscar Marín
Walter Flores; Production
Piano: Walter Flores; Performer
Trombone: Alfredo Poveda; Performer
Vocals: De Boca En Boca
Ruben Blades; Performer
Arranger: Ruben Blades; Composer
Composer: Traditional
Traditional Song From Mali, West Africa; Composer
Lyricist: Ruben Blades; Composer
Mastering Engineer: Vlado Meller; Production
Producer: Edín Solís
Ruben Blades
Walter Flores; Production
Programmer: Walter Flores; Production
Recording: Oscar Marín
Walter Flores; Production

12. Danny Boy

by Ruben Blades

Primary Artist: Rubén Blades; Main Performer
Baritone Guitar: Edín Solís; Performer
Bass: Marco Navarro; Performer
Bells: Bobby Allende; Performer
Cello: Alvaro González
Gabriela Alfaro
Sonia Barth; Performer
Congas: Bobby Allende
Marc Quiñones; Performer
Electric Guitar: Marco Linares; Performer
Executive Producer: Daniel Aisemberg
Edín Solís
Ruben Blades; Production
Mixing Engineer: Edín Solís
Oscar Marín
Walter Flores; Production
Producer: Edín Solís
Ruben Blades
Walter Flores; Production
Arranger: Lalo Rojas; Composer
Flute: Lalo Rojas; Performer
Keyboard: Walter Flores; Performer
Performer: Ruben Blades; Performer
Piano: Lalo Rojas
Walter Flores; Performer
Uilleann Pipes: Eric Rigler; Performer
Viola: Lorena Alfaro
Marcela Chavarría
Randall Rodríguez; Performer
Violin: Erasmo Soler
Eva Liebhaber
Gerardo Ramírez
Guido Calvo
Mercedes Rodríguez
Patricia Gonzalez
Ricardo Ramírez
Sharon De Kock; Performer
Vocals: Boca Livre
Luba Mason
Ruben Blades; Performer
Composer: Traditional
Traditional Irish Song; Composer
Lyricist: Traditional
Traditional Irish Song; Composer
Vocal Arrangement: Mauricio Maestro; Composer
Mastering Engineer: Vlado Meller; Production
Programmer: Lalo Rojas
Walter Flores; Production
Recording: Oscar Marín
Walter Flores; Production