Starting almost 50 years ago, Blades, who grew up in Panama, helped lay the groundwork. One of salsa’s most charismatic performers of the Seventies and beyond, he made million-selling albums with ...

With Marc Anthony coming later this month and four legendary salsa groups headlining in Orlando this weekend, it looks like November will be a month of Caribbean delight. This weekend, four icons of ...

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Singer-songwriter Ruben Blades is joining Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel to perform the Panamanian’s salsa opera “Maestra Vida,” along with more than 140 musicians and ...

An eclectic array of musicians will gather in New York to celebrate the pianist’s legacy. Five collaborators and admirers discuss his experiments, artistry and generosity. By Ed Morales Tonya Pinkins ...

There was a time when Fania Records was the most transcendent label in Latin music — hailed as the Motown of salsa. From its meteoric rise in late ’60s New York to its triumphant empire of sound ...

Each season, Lincoln Center in New York honors one artist whose impact, vision, and values it says “embrace the transformative power of the arts across many of the disciplines” on its campus.

PANAMA CITY (Reuters) - Panamanian salsa star Ruben Blades said on Sunday he could be a candidate in Panama's 2019 presidential election, which would mark his second attempt at the presidency. The ...

Rubén Blades, the award-winning salsa composer, singer, songwriter, and activist, has been inadvertently pulled into the J Balvin-Residente feud. On Thursday night, he delivered some words of advice ...

Panamanian salsa singer Rubén Blades questioned on Monday that the demonstrations that have been taking place in his country for more than two weeks are focused on lowering fuel and food prices and ...

After nearly five decades in the music industry, Sheila E. has done something this year she’s never done before — dropped two new albums at once, each with a curious twist. 1) She’s delivered her ...