Ruben Blades

This unbelievably ambitious world citizen of an album opens with son's traditional tres guitar and polyrhythms but quickly moves on to uilleann pipes, didgeridoo and flamenco -- and that's just for starters. Blades' vision spans the globe while remaining Latin to the core. Check "Primogenio," "Estampa," "Como Nosotros," "Jiri Son Bali," and "El Capitain y La Sirena."