Maestra Vida Vol. 2

Performer: Ruben Blades
Engineer: Jon Fausty; Kelvin Zambrana; Mario Salvati
Producer: Willie Colon; Ruben Blades (Compilation)
Distributor: Universal Distribution

Notes: Personnel: Ruben Blades (vocals, guitars, maracas, percussion); Guillermo Ledezma, Cesar Miguel Rondon (vocals); Willie Colon (trombone, background vocals); Leopoldo Pineda, Lewis Khan, Jose Rodriguez, Reynaldo Jorge (trombone); Jose Torres (piano); Salvador Cuevas (bass guitar); Milton Cardona (congas, claves, background vocals); Jose Mangual, Jr. (bongos, background vocals); Johnny Andrews (timbales).

Panamanian singer/songwriter Ruben Blades is a key figure in contemporary Latin music. He came to New York in the 1970s and entrenched himself in the salsa scene, writing for and performing with a number of key players, and forming a significant partnership with salsa legend Willie Colon. In the '80s, Blades's solo career took off as he set about modernizing salsa with his group Seis del Solar. Around the same time, he embarked on a successful acting career that would continue for decades. Blades's music is often strongly informed by his activist politics, a fact that became duly apparent when he ran for President of Panama in 1994.

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