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Media Type: CD
Artist: BLADES,RUBEN
Title: BUSCANDO AMERICA
Street Release Date: 07/07/1987
Domestic
Genre: LATIN POP/ROCK

Track Listing

1. Decisiones
2. GDBD
3. Desapariciones
4. Todos Vuelven
5. Caminos Verdes
6. Padre Antonio y el Monaguillo Andres
7. Buscando America

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #20121 in Music
• Brand: BLADES,RUBEN
• Released on: 1990-10-25
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .20 pounds

Amazon.com
Ruben Blades and the innovative group Seis del Solar delivered something very special with this album. The spirit of Buscando America ("Looking for America") is defined by a restless, searching attitude and a willingness to struggle with deep issues and to confront painful parts of life with strength and resolve. This is a groundbreaking work that adapts global influences, such as the doo-wop intro to "Decisiones" and the reggae underpinnings of "Desapariciones," into a cohesive and powerful musical vision of what Latin American music can be. It engages the mind, touches the heart, and definitely provokes the dancing feet. Even if you don't understand Spanish, the vocals will grab you, and before they let you go, you just might find yourself inspired to learn the language so that you can understand Blades's profound poetry. --Jeff Grubb

Customer Reviews

Brilliant except for 2 cuts
Buscando America - the title cut is just absolutely amazing. It literally brings tears to my eyes sometimes when I hear it. And I don't even speak the language. So I apologize if i'm missing some of the beauty in the lyrics. I'm coming at it purely for the music, arrangements, and emotion. The music is just brilliant and the singing is emotional and evocative. I'd probably ball like a baby if I could speak the language.

Padre Antonio Y... is a great cut as well. Some of the music (on the album) is extremely sophisticated and particularly engaging.

Cuts #2, and #3 don't really turn me on that much but all the rest are great stuff. That's the reason for the 4 stars rather than 5. But still... Highly recommended

Para poder encontrar a América
Rubén Bládes quizo brindarle a su público, a su gente, una música que pasara más alla de lo anécdotico, de lo sabroso que lo había acompañado antes en sus colaboraciones con Willie Colón; Rubén Bladés decidió brindarle a su público una música con un mensaje de protesta, de dolor y de desesperanza y creó sus más hermosas canciones que aún hoy en día,casi veinte años después de haber sido compuestas siguen causando grandes emociones entre sus admiradores. ¿Cómo pueden pasar de moda canciones como Desiciones, Desaparecidos y El Padre Antonio y su monaguillo Andrés? Te ando buscando América y temo no encontrate, canta Bládes, escuchando su disco, sin duda siempre la encontraremos

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Es en realidad una gran sorpresa el saber que existen más personas que saben disfrutar de la música de Blades. Al igual que muchos espero que las dictaduras y el imperio yanqui se termine pronto. Hoy ya no debemos temer encontrar a nuestra América, ¡¡recordemos latinos: UNA SOLA CASA, UNA FAMILIA.!! PA'LANTE CAMARA'