La Voz is Hector's debut solo album after his split with Willie Colon and features many members from Willie's original band. His versatility as a vocalist and sonero is on display as he goes from boleros to Salsa with ease.
This influential release set the salsa world on fire! Known as one of the most popular salsa albums in the history of Latin music, Siembra includes the Blades masterpiece "Pedro Navaja," and classic hits "Buscando Guayaba" and "Pl stico."
The songs reflect the duo’s views on life’s reckless joys and profound tragedies, like the nostalgic remembrance of Lavoe’s grandmother’s hilarious sayings on “Abuelita” and the swinging “Barrunto” which describes heartbreak.
The first collab album between Willie Colón and Rubén Blades, released in 1977, is a record that catapulted Blades to fame, and changed the history of salsa music with social narratives about the struggles of urban Latinos.
The 1981 collab album between Willie Colón and Rubén Blades features salsa infused with exciting rhythms, including Cuban charanga, Brazilian samba, and more.
Tras la Tormenta is the fiifth and final collaborative studio album made between the American singer Willie Colón and the Panamanian Songwriter Rubén Blades.