Medoro Madera, by Rubén Blades

Medoro Madera

by Rubén Blades

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Jorge Alegria Finally! Medoro Madera (Ruben Blades’ alter ego, as an elderly Cuban sonero, gets his own album!
Great sound mix which gives every song a special warmth, and you get to enjoy Ruben Blades’ original, fun, and well thought “Panamanian soneos” Hopefully a Volume 2 and 3 for Medoro Madera will come along! If not, this is a well done special tribute to his Cuban roots. Enjoy! From Panama to the World! 11MAY2018 J.Alegria

Nelson Castillo Ruben Blades is my favorite performer.

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1.	El Tiempo Será Testigo 04:34	buy track
2.	¿Cómo Está Miguel? 04:29	buy track
3.	Ya No Puedo Creerlo 03:26	buy track
4.	El Panquelero 04:20	buy track
5.	La Caína 04:39	buy track
6.	Me Tenían Amarra'o Con P 04:31	buy track
7.	Levántate 02:27	buy track
8.	La Muñeca 03:34	buy track

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On "Medoro Madera", Rubén Blades inhabits his ‘alter-ego’ Medoro Madera - a Cuban octogenarian who has made brief appearances on his albums since 1997. Here the entire album is devoted to Madera singing mostly songs from the 20s and 30s, backed by Roberto Delgado with a quasi-conjunto version of his orchestra. Blades explains how he creates the Medoro Madera voice saying “I can produce such an effect by channeling the spirit of the old Cuban soneros, my true inspiration for this work, and by doing what in Spanish is known as "impostacion". This voice technique helped me create a different color, potency and timbre to my natural voice.”

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released May 11, 2018

with Roberto Delgado & Orquesta

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Rubén Blades Productions New York, New York

Born in Panama, Rubén Blades is a composer and vocalist who has won 11 Latin Grammy Awards and 10 Grammy Awards, actor and activist.

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