4 Photos: Meet the 2025 Tony Award Nominees from Plays Panamanian singer Rubén Blades helped shape the New York salsa scene in the 1970s, and he’s been keeping people dancing ever since. The 12-time ...

Starting almost 50 years ago, Blades, who grew up in Panama, helped lay the groundwork. One of salsa’s most charismatic performers of the Seventies and beyond, he made million-selling albums with ...

There was a time when Fania Records was the most transcendent label in Latin music — hailed as the Motown of salsa. From its meteoric rise in late ’60s New York to its triumphant empire of sound ...

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Singer-songwriter Ruben Blades is joining Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel to perform the Panamanian’s salsa opera “Maestra Vida,” along with more than 140 musicians and ...

An eclectic array of musicians will gather in New York to celebrate the pianist’s legacy. Five collaborators and admirers discuss his experiments, artistry and generosity. By Ed Morales Tonya Pinkins ...

Each season, Lincoln Center in New York honors one artist whose impact, vision, and values it says “embrace the transformative power of the arts across many of the disciplines” on its campus.

PANAMA CITY (Reuters) - Panamanian salsa star Ruben Blades said on Sunday he could be a candidate in Panama's 2019 presidential election, which would mark his second attempt at the presidency. The ...

After nearly five decades in the music industry, Sheila E. has done something this year she’s never done before — dropped two new albums at once, each with a curious twist. 1) She’s delivered her ...

6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Volunteers are invited to take part in cultivating fresh, local produce while building a stronger, greener ...

CARACAS (Reuters) - Panamanian salsa star Ruben Blades, one of Latin America's best-loved musicians, says he was not inviting foreign intervention in Venezuela's deadly political unrest when he ...