Ruben Blades

It requires a populist faith bordering on lunacy to believe that someone who sings
exclusively in Spanish will be able to "cross over" in Eighties America. But the possibility of
cross-over continues to dominate discussions of Rubén Blades' music, creating
misunderstandings about what this ambitious Panamanian is trying to achieve and fueling
commercial expectations that can only lead to his artistic successes being perce... More >