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Willie Colón / Ruben Blades genre: Latin / Funk / Soul
March 7, 2026 listened
Salsa masterpiece - shake your ass AND your mind, as Willie & Rubeń explore themes like media fakery, crime & urban decay, Latin American unity, and having a good time. Pedro Navaja (their reimagining of The Threepenny Opera/Mackie Die Messer) is the only song I know of that has a film adaptation. (I don't mean a music video, I mean someone a feature-length film based on the song!)
1970s Fania RubenBlades Salsa USA
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Willie Colón
release date Jan. 1, 1968 publisher: © 1968 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc. / ℗ 1968 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Feb. 23, 2026 listened
Willie Colón's second collaboration with Héctor Lavoe results in a driving combination of boogaloo, salsa & bolero.
1960s Bolero Boogaloo Fania HectorLavoe