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RubA©n Blades - A Man and His Music: Poeta Del Pueblo

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A Man and His Music: Poeta Del Pueblo
Music Price: $19.98
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Artist(s)Rubén Blades
StudioFania / Umgd
Release DateMarch 11, 2008
UPC Code877313003420
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Tracks

Disc 1
  1. Descarga Caliente
  2. Canto Abacua
  3. El Cazangero
  4. Los Muchachos De Belen
  5. Pablo Pueblo
  6. Platacion Adentro
  7. Me Recordaras
  8. Juan Pachanga
  9. Paula C
  10. Sin Tu Carino
  11. Plastico
  12. Buscando Guayaba
  13. Dime
Disc 2
  1. Pedro Navaja
  2. Manuela
  3. El Nacimiento De Ramiro
  4. Maestra Vida
  5. La Palabra Adios
  6. Tiburon
  7. Te Estan Buscando
  8. Ligia Elena
  9. Madame Kalau
  10. Para Ser Rumbero
  11. Noe
  12. No Hay Chance
  13. Mi Jibarita
  14. El Cantante

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User Reviews

Average user review: 4.5 (2 reviews)

rating: 4 QuoteGreat Fania collection with one major flawQuote
As written before, this is a great collection of Rubén's Fania work with excellent liner notes. One might argue an omission of a song here and there, but overall it covers a lot. The tracks are arranged in chronological order and the artwork includes album pictures, concert photos, and a hand-written page of the Pedro Navaja chart. The mastering made Rubén's Fania music sound the best I've heard so far, with a balance of the lows and highs and an increased volume that matches today's music.

The tracks from Maestra Vida (Manuela, El nacimiento de Ramiro, and Maestra vida) have part of their intro text and music taken out. It seems understandable because out of context the songs might sound weird. What seems unforgivable is the fact that they faded the ending of the song Maestra vida leaving out a minute and a half portion that includes a climactic mambo section. I understand that CD 2 is almost 80 minutes long, but they could have picked a shorter song from one of the "filler" LP's and left Maestra vida in its full length.

I would have given this double CD 5 stars, but given the importance of the Maestra Vida album, I gave it 4.
March 21, 2008

rating: 5 QuoteTruly the ULTIMATE Ruben Blades collection.Quote
This 2-CD set is the most comprehensive collection of Ruben's Fania recordings issued to date. Of course, you get most of his big solo hits as well as some of his earlier ones with Ray Barretto, Willie Colon and even the Fania All Stars. The essay by Ernesto Lechner is also very informative and covers aspects of Ruben's entire career. Despite its being limited to Ruben's 1975-84 Fania recordings this package really deserves to be in your collection. March 18, 2008

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