%3cspan%3eLatin Music icon Rubén Blades%26nbsp%3bwas at the center of the New York Salsa revolution in the 1970’s. His landmark albums in classic Afro-Cuban salsa are touched with rock%2c jazz%2c pan-Latin%2c and worldwide influences. Blades has collaborated with rock%2c jazz%2c pop%2c hip-hop%2c reggaeton%2c and salsa artists%2c and has composed hundreds of songs and dozens of hits%2c known for their eloquent%2c socially charged lyrics%2c colorful characters%2c and memorable melodies.%3c/span%3eDesignHTMLWords: 68 Characters: 426