“Congratulations to Rubén Blades the top winner, the salsa legend that continues to break and inspire”, can be read as part of his extensive text published on his official Instagram accoun ...

Rubén Blades Bellido de Luna (Spanish pronunciation: ; born July 16, 1948) is a Panamanian salsa singer ... and actress, and Ruben Dario Blades, Sr., a gifted athlete, percussionist and later ...

“The first thing I would do is remaster and reissue the complete catalog in physical format,” salsa legend Blades says from his home in New York. “Putting out the music by itself wouldn’t ...