Willie Colón presents Rubén Blades - La Maleta (Visualizador Oficial)

WILLIE COLÓN PRESENTS RUBEN BLADES - METIENDO MANO!, was released in 1977, and was the first full album collab between Willie Colón and Rubén Blades. We are thrilled to announce that we have remastered this salsa classic and it is available on major music platforms in HI-RES AUDIO for the first time! Enjoy the album now: https://found.ee/willie-colon-ruben-blades-metiendo-mano-pivot Jaime Torres-Torres wrote about the album in 2007 stating, “…a record which changed the history of salsa with its social narrative– launching singer/songwriter Rubén Blades to worldwide fame… Guided by Colón, Blades brought lyrical content to salsa with “Pablo Pueblo,” “Pueblo,” “Fue Varón” and “La maleta,” the self-penned songs of a record that was rounded up with the tracks “Según El Color” by Félix Hernández, “Me Recordarás” by Frank Domínguez, “Plantación Adentro” by Tite Curet, “La Mora” by Eliseo Grenet and “Lluvia De Tu Cielo” by Johnny Ortiz.” This is an incredible album to revisit, or listen to for the first time. METIENDO MANO!, released in 1977, was the first full album collab between Willie Colón and Rubén Blades. Enjoy! Listen to the GREATEST FANIA SALSA HITS playlist: https://found.ee/GreatestFaniaSalsa Shop the Fania Records store for merch, vinyl, and more: https://found.ee/fania-store **Sígue/Follow Fania Records** Facebook: https://found.ee/faniarecordsFB Instagram: https://found.ee/faniarecordsIG YouTube: https://found.ee/fania-subscribe-yt-lat Twitter: https://found.ee/faniarecordsTwitter TikTok: https://found.ee/faniarecordsTikTok Newsletter: https://found.ee/fania-subscribe-newsletter-lat **About Fania Records** Fania’s master recording catalog is the definitive home for genres such as Latin big band, Afro-Cuban jazz, boogaloo, salsa and Latin R&B and includes artistic giants such as Celia Cruz, Willie Colón, Héctor Lavoe and Rubén Blades. With the creation of the international supergroup known as the Fania All-Stars, the label’s signature musical style became known as the “Fania Sound.” Fania’s rich master catalog also includes the Pete Rodriguez’s boogaloo classic “I Like It Like That,” currently sampled by Cardi B in her #1 hit “I Like It.” Additionally, three Fania recordings, Celia & Johnny by Celia Cruz and Johnny Pacheco, Azucar Pa’ Ti by Eddie Palmieri and Live at Yankee Stadium by the Fania All-Stars, appear in the National Recording Registry, a list of sound recordings that “are culturally, historically or aesthetically important, and/or inform or reflect life in the United States.”