Rubén Blades

Rubén Blades Bellido de Luna (born July 16, 1948), known professionally as Rubén Blades (Spanish pronunciation: [ruˈβem ˈblaðes] but [ˈbleðz] in Panama and within the family), is a Panamanian singer, songwriter, actor, musician, activist, and politician, performing musically most often in the Afro-Cuban, salsa, and Latin jazz genres. As a songwriter, Blades brought the lyrical sophistication of Central American nueva canción and Cuban nueva trova as well as experimental tempos and politically inspired Nuyorican salsa to his music, creating "thinking persons' (salsa) dance music".

Blades has composed dozens of musical hits, the most famous of which is "Pedro Navaja", a song about a neighborhood thug who is killed by a very attractive street walker he actually knows (he tries to kill her, she shoots him, they both die, a bum finds them, and takes his belongings; Blades' song "Sorpresas" continues the story), inspired by "Mack the Knife". He also composed and sings "Patria" (Motherland), which many Panamanians consider their second national anthem. He has won sevenGrammy and fiveLatin Grammy Awards. His acting career began in 1983, and has continued, sometimes with several-year breaks to focus on other projects; since 2015, he has portrayed Daniel Salazar, a main character on TV series Fear the Walking Dead.

Próxima Estación: Esperanza

Próxima Estación: Esperanza (English: Next Stop: Hope) is an album by Manu Chao. It was released in Europe in 2001. It was released in the United States on 5 June 2001 on Virgin Records. Chao and others sing in Arabic, English, French, Galician, Portuguese and Spanish on this album.

The name comes from a sample of an announcement for the Esperanza station of Madrid Metro's Line 4; in Spanish "esperanza" means "hope". The voice actor Javier Dotú and a Metro announcer later sued for infringement of intellectual copyright over the use of their voices.

Próxima Estación: Esperanza received a Grammy nomination for Best Latin Rock/Alternative Performance. In 2010 Esperanza was listed at #65 in Rolling Stone's "Best Albums of the Decade." In 2012, the album listed at #474 on the Rolling Stone's The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Manu Chao, except where noted. 

Sales and certifications

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La Marea (Piloña)

La Marea is one of 24 parishes (administrative divisions) in Piloña, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain.

The population is 55 (INE 2011).

Villages and hamlets

  • Fresnedal
  • La Marea
  • La Comba
  • Los Cuetos
  • Las Cuevas (Les Cueves)
  • Puente Miera
  • El Retorno
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    Coordinates: 43°16′26″N 5°25′17″W / 43.274009°N 5.421415°W / 43.274009; -5.421415


    La Marea (village)

    La Marea is a village south of Manila, Philippines. There have been many reports of caves being found in the end of the village (most probably dug by the Japanese). Many residents have lived here due to the floods that have been destroying homes in Manila.

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    Podcasts:

    PLAYLIST TIME:

    La Marea

    by: Manu Chao

    Si tu eres mi carnal
    Déjame ser tu ranchito
    Si tu eres mi nopal
    Déjame ser tu taquito
    Pa llenar la pancita mama
    Pancita de suadero.
    Con todo y cebollita, mama,
    Vámonos a comer...
    Vámonos de jaleo, mama,
    Vámonos ya
    La marea va subiendo...
    Por la vieja Sonora la marea va subiendo...
    Por la vieja sonora caen gotas a montón...
    Sopita de camarón se la lleva la corriente...
    Sopita de camarón la marea va subiendo...
    ...Subiendo mama...
    ... va subiendo la marea...
    ...subiendo mama...
    ...va subiendo. ay que marea...!
    Si tu eres mi carnal
    Déjame ser tu ranchito
    Si tu eres mi nopal
    Déjame ser tu taquito
    Vámonos de jaleo, mama
    La marea va subiendo...
    Hoy tuve miedo de mi sombrita
    Ahi en la esquina del raval
    Hoy tuve miedo de mi sombrita
    So ...me tumbé bajo el sol...
    Mama...la marea va subiendo...
    Mama.va subiendo hay que marea...




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