Blades's father is a percussionist-turned-detective and his mother was a singer and radio performer. His grandfather, Reuben Blades, was an English-speaking native of St. Lucia who came to work on the canal, as he tells in the song West Indian Man on the album Amor y Control ("That's where the Blades comes from.") (1992)
After obtaining degrees in political science and law at Panama's Universidad Nacional, Blades worked at the Bank of Panama as a lawyer. In 1974, Blades moved to the United States, staying temporarily with his exiled parents in Miami before moving to New York City. Blades began his musical career in New York writing songs while working in the mailroom at Fania Records, and soon was working with salseros Ray Barretto and Larry Harlow. Shortly thereafter Blades started collaborating with trombonist and band leader Willie Colón, and they recorded several albums together. Their album Siembra (1978) became the best-selling salsa record in history.
After 1980, Blades tried to terminate his contract with Fania, but he was contractually obliged to record several more albums. These are generally considered toss-offs and Blades himself told his fans to avoid them. When he was free of his contractual obligations, Blades signed with another label, Elektra, and assembled a top-notch band (known variously as Seis Del Solar or Son Del Solar) and recorded a number of albums with them.
In the early 1980s, Blades began his career in films as a composer of soundtracks.
In 1982, Blades got his first acting role in The Last Fight writing the title song as well as portraying a singer-turned-boxer vying for a championship against a fighter who was played by real life world champion boxer Salvador Sánchez.
In 1985, Blades gained widespread recognition as co-writer and star of the independent film Crossover Dreams as a New York salsa singer willing to do anything to break into the mainstream. This same year he earned a master's degree in international law from Harvard University. He was also the subject of Robert Mugge's documentary The Return of Ruben Blades, which debuted at that year's Denver Film Festival. During the 1990s, he acted in films, mounted his unsuccessful presidential bid, founding the party Movimiento Papa Egoró, and continued to make salsa records.
His many film appearances include The Milagro Beanfield War (1988), The Two Jakes (1990), Mo' Better Blues (1990), and Devil's Own (1997). In 1999, he played Mexican artist Diego Rivera in Tim Robbins' Cradle Will Rock.
In 1997, Blades headed the cast of singer/songwriter Paul Simon's first Broadway musical, The Capeman, based on a true story about a violent youth who becomes a poet in prison. In the 2003 film Once Upon a Time in Mexico, starring Johnny Depp, Antonio Banderas, and Willem Dafoe, he played the role of a retired FBI agent.
Blades' 1999 album Tiempos which he made with the 12-piece Costa Rican band Editus, represented a break from his salsa past and a rejection of commercial trends in Latin music.
Some might say that "his biggest mistake was releasing an English-language album in 1988 in the wake of his 1987 Grammy for Escenas" [sic] but in fact, he tends to avoid commercial choices. After winning his first Grammy for Escenas in 1986 he recorded the album Agua de Luna based on the short stories of Gabriel Garcia Marquez in 1987. The next year he released the English language collaboration with rock artists Sting, Elvis Costello, and Lou Reed the same year as Antecedente, another Grammy winner. In 2003 he followed the World Music Grammy winner Mundo with a web site free download project. As he said in 2005 when receiving the ASCAP Founders Award about his non-commercial choices, "That's the way I think."
In 2004 he put his artistic careers on hold when he began serving as Minister of Tourism of Panama.
Source: Wikipedia®
Buscando Guayaba
Rubén Blades Lyrics
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Por la vereda del 8 y el 2
Y aunque encontré una casa dorada
Esa guayaba no la hallaba yo
Mucho he viajado por todo el mundo
Y nunca, nunca pude encontrar
Una guayaba que me gustara
Y aunque encontré una casa dorada
Esa guayaba no pude hallar
Buscando guayaba ando yo
Que tenga sabor que tenga mentol
(Dibuja Lorenzo)
Buscando guayaba ando yo
Que tenga sabor que tenga mentol
Buscando guayaba ando yo
Que tenga sabor que tenga mentol
Buscando guayaba ando yo
Que tenga sabor que tenga mentol
Me fui pa'l monte buscando guayaba
Por la vereda del 8 y el 2
Y aunque encontré una casa dorada
Esa guayaba no la hallaba yo
Mucho he viajado por todo el mundo
Y nunca, nunca pude encontrar
Una guayaba que me gustara
Y detuviera mi caminar
Y aunque encontré una casa dorada
Esa guayaba no pude hallar
Buscando guayaba ando yo
Que tenga sabor que tenga mentol
(Tin, pin, cutin, kin)
(Utica, pon, pi, con, pidon, ton, com, pa)
(Atupadapatin)
Buscando guayaba ando yo (piru, cadun, pin)
Que tenga sabor que tenga mentol (piru, cadun, tan)
(Piru, tun, tin, tin)
Y ahora en el piano
João Donato
Do Brasil
Caribea João
The song Buscando Guayaba by Rubén Blades is a nostalgic song that tells the story of a man who has been searching for the perfect guava all his life. The lyrics are presented as a metaphor for the man's journey through life, in which he has traveled all over the world looking for something that would satisfy him but has never found it. The man is searching for a guava that has a unique flavor and aroma, that is both refreshing and soothing, and that would make him stop his journey and enjoy it. However, despite his efforts, the man has not found the perfect guava, and he continues his search, hoping one day he will find it.
The lyrics of the song are simple yet profound. They convey a sense of longing, wistfulness, and resignation that is typical of many of Rubén Blades's songs. The music is also beautiful, with a mix of traditional Latin rhythms, such as salsa and son, and Brazilian influences, such as bossa nova and jazz. The song features the piano playing of João Donato, a noted Brazilian pianist and composer, who adds a touch of Carribean flavor to the music.
Overall, Buscando Guayaba is a beautiful song that speaks to the human condition of searching for something that may or may not exist. It is a song that resonates with people who are seeking fulfillment in their lives or who are searching for their purpose in life.
Line by Line Meaning
Me fui pa'l monte buscando guayaba
I went to the hills to search for guava
Por la vereda del 8 y el 2
Along the path of 8 and 2
Y aunque encontré una casa dorada
And although I found a golden house
Esa guayaba no la hallaba yo
That guava I couldn't find
Mucho he viajado por todo el mundo
I have traveled the world a lot
Y nunca, nunca pude encontrar
And never, never could I find
Una guayaba que me gustara
A guava that I liked
Y detuviera mi caminar
And would stop me in my tracks
Buscando guayaba ando yo
I'm walking around looking for guava
Que tenga sabor que tenga mentol
That has flavor, that has mint
(Dibuja Lorenzo)
(Lorenzo draws)
(Tin, pin, cutin, kin)
(Tin, pin, cutin, kin)
(Utica, pon, pi, con, pidon, ton, com, pa)
(Utica, pon, pi, con, pidon, ton, com, pa)
(Atupadapatin)
(Atupadapatin)
Buscando guayaba ando yo (piru, cadun, pin)
I'm walking around looking for guava (piru, cadun, pin)
Que tenga sabor que tenga mentol (piru, cadun, tan)
That has flavor, that has mint (piru, cadun, tan)
(Piru, tun, tin, tin)
(Piru, tun, tin, tin)
Y ahora en el piano
And now on the piano
João Donato
João Donato
Do Brasil
From Brazil
Caribea João
Caribbean João
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Ruben Blades
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@luckylouie522
LEOPOLDO PINEDA TROMBON
JOSE RODRIGUEZ TROMBON
ANGEL PAPO VAZQUEZ TROMBON
SAM BURTIS TROMBON
WILLIE COLON TROMBON
PROFESSOR JOSE TORRES PIANO
SAL CUEVAS BAJO
EDDIE GUA GUA RIVERA BAJO
JOSE MANGUAL JR. BONGO - MARACAS
EDDIE MONTALVO CONGAS
JIMMY DELGADO TIMBALES
COROS: WILLIE -RUBEN-JOSE -ADALBERTO
PRODUCED BY WILLIE COLON
RUBEN BLADES COMPOSER ALL (6) SONGS EXCEPT OJOS JOHNNY ORTIZ
@daav2010
Me fui pa'l monte buscando guayaba
Por la vereda del 8 y el 2
Y aunque encontré una casa dorada
Esa guayaba no la hallaba yo
Mucho he viajado por todo el mundo
Y nunca, nunca pude encontrar
Una guayaba que me gustara
Y detuviera mi caminar
Y aunque encontré una casa dorada
Esa guayaba no pude hallar
Buscando guayaba ando yo
¿Cómo? Que tenga sabor que tenga mentol
Buscando guayaba ando yo
Que tenga sabor que tenga mentol
Buscando guayaba ando yo
Que tenga sabor que tenga mentol
Una guayaba salva morena
Una guayaba que está bien buena
Buscando guayaba ando yo
Que tenga sabor que tenga mentol
U ru, ru guarara donde va Miguel
U ru, ru guarara fue a buscar también guayaba
Buscando guayaba ando yo
Que tenga sabor que tenga mentol
Pero que tenga mucho mentol
Pero que tenga, que tenga muchísimo sabor
Buscando guayaba ando yo
Que tenga sabor que tenga mentol
Busca una guayaba, busca una guayaba
Busca una guayaba por la vereda del 8 y el 2
Buscando guayaba ando yo
Que tenga sabor, que tenga mentol
Que tenga sabor que tenga mentol
Buscando guayaba ando yo
Guayabita sabanera
Buscando guayaba ando yo
Aquí hay dos
Que yo quiero una guayaba
Buscando guayaba ando yo
Venga y dame una manito
Ay ayúdeme coma y
Buscando guayaba ando yo
Ya la veo que usted
Ya la veo que usted no coge
Y no dice donde hay
Buscando guayaba ando yo
Dime esa guayaba bonita
Donde la encuentro, ay Dios
Buscando guayaba ando yo
Qué, que caminando
Siempre voy andando señor
Buscando guayaba ando yo
U ru, ru guarara donde va Miguel
Buscando guayaba ando yo
Ven ayúdame de lao
Dime donde esta que nunca
Yo la he encontrao
Buscando guayaba ando yo
Acompáñame porque puede suceder
Buscando guayaba ando yo
Que yo encuentre esa mujer
Y la aprenda a querer
Buscando guayaba ando yo
La busco por el monte
Y por la marqueta
Buscando guayaba ando yo
No, no, no, no, te escondas más
Y aparece prieta
Buscando guayaba ando yo
Que tenga sabor
Y que tenga mentol
Buscando guayaba ando yo
@daav2010
Me fui pa'l monte buscando guayaba
por la vereda del 8 y el 2
Y aunque encontre una casa dorada
esa guayaba no la hallaba yooo.
Mucho he viajado por todo el mundo
Y nunca nunca pude encontrar
Una guayaba que me gustara
y detuviera mi caminar.
Y aunque encontre una casa dorada
Esa guayaba no pude hallar.
¿Como?!
Guapea!
Una guayaba salve moreeeena
Una guayaba que este bien buena.
Bururú barará ¿donde va miguel?
Bururú Barará fue a buscar
tambien Guayaba.
Que!, Pero que tenga mucho, mentol
Pero que tenga, que tenga
muchisimo sabor.
Busco una guayaba, busco una guayaba
busco una guayaba
Por la vereda del 8 y el 2.
Rinkin!
Oye!, el guitarrista no vino asi que
van a tener que soportar
un solo de boca!
Afinacion, Kinkin konkon!
Un dun dun dun gun kun tukum
pin gutum pin pin
tinga gutum pin kun pin pon!
Pin pin dupin un du du dun tin tin
tim tum niuuuuuuuu bam bi bun!
Tum tum bingri kundan kuntun
pinkin pim pam kutin
dondon pam gun tumpan dum bin dubancu!
Dagun din da din dan gunte
du du dun tin pan
pin blen uman gunda
gundudun pim pam!
Baaba tum ban babadin
badadú dindin
tun tun tun tun pom bim bin!
Wooooo!
Juega Jimmy!
Que tenga sabor
que tenga mendoooo.
Guayabiiiiita sabanera.
A tiiiiii a tooooooo
que yo quiero una guayaba.
Venga y deme una manito
Ay ayudeme comay!.
Ya la veo que usted
ya la Veo que usted
no coje y no Dice donde hay.
Dime esa guayaba bonita
Donde la encuentro, ay dioooo!.
Ve! que caminando
siempre voy andando señoooor.
Bururú barará donde va miguel.
Ven! y ayuda al babalao
dime donde esta que nunca
yo la he encontrao.
Acompañame!
por que puede suceder.
Que yo encuentre a esa mujer
y la aprenda a querer.
La busco por el monte
y por la marqueta.
No no no no no no te escondas mas
y aparece prieta.
Que tenga sabor
y que tenga mendooo.
@luckylouie522
LEOPOLDO PINEDA TROMBON
JOSE RODRIGUEZ TROMBON
ANGEL PAPO VAZQUEZ TROMBON
SAM BURTIS TROMBON
WILLIE COLON TROMBON
PROFESSOR JOSE TORRES PIANO
SAL CUEVAS BAJO
EDDIE GUA GUA RIVERA BAJO
JOSE MANGUAL JR. BONGO - MARACAS
EDDIE MONTALVO CONGAS
JIMMY DELGADO TIMBALES
COROS: WILLIE -RUBEN-JOSE -ADALBERTO
PRODUCED BY WILLIE COLON
RUBEN BLADES COMPOSER ALL (6) SONGS EXCEPT OJOS JOHNNY ORTIZ
@Nierez
YOMO TORO - GUITARRITA, NO VINO
@evelyngomez1999
¹1
@Quekan
¿Y el guitarrista? (guiño, guiño)
@zenaidaalbers7954
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@andresarenas99
Y el guiro? lo toco Ruben?
@wilmangomez3664
El día que grabaron Buscando Guayaba, faltaba alguien en el estudio. El cuatrista puertorriqueño Yomo Toro haría el solo de guitarra de la canción, pero no llegó a tiempo para grabarla. Mientras lo esperaban, Blades llenó el espacio imitando la guitarra con su voz. A Colón le gustó y la canción quedó así, con un solo de boca porque Yomo no llegó. “Escóndete, Yomo Toro”, advirtió Blades recordando la anécdota justo antes de cantar el solo en su presentación en la televisión venezolana.
@marlonlandazury9904
ud sabe
@exploradororiginal7626
Buen dato exelente,escuchando en buenos aires argentina ,,dominicanos diciendo presente donde haya salsa de laa buenas!!!!
@naxxodrop
Un genio Rubensito, en verdad. Grande la salsa y grande latinoamérica.