3 posts tagged “ruben blades”
this song, while not about specific persons, was written in memory of, and in hommage to, the many priests, nuns, and acolytes who have been murdered in Latin America, particularly during El Salvador's civil wars of the 1980s.
another by Ruben Blades and his band, Seis del Solar
Mack the Knife, aka The Ballad of Mack the Knife, originally Die Moritat von Mackie Messer, is a song composed by Kurt Weil with lyrics by Bertold Brecht for The Three Penny Opera (Die Dreigroschenoper). the song has enjoyed popularity for almost 80 years, being covered by many, many performers.
Ruben Blades, the Panamenian singer and composer (sorry, Drude for making you homesick for Panama), recreated "Mack the Knife" as "Pedro Navaja" in 1970s Bronx. it is a great song.
the lovely Ella and the Duke
*sorry for the lack of cover art. I've had this for ages and can't locate the album it originally came from
