The Experience:
Explore the Music of Rubén Blades with Omar Ledezma Jr.
Join the conversation with this one-evening music course on Zoom.
Singer, songwriter, social activist and Latin music icon, Rubén Blades has been recording and performing for over 60 years. Instrumental in the New York salsa revolution in the 1970s, Ruben Blades has composed hundreds of songs, inspiring generations of listeners with his socially charged lyrics, colorful characters, and memorable melodies, which have earned him 9 Grammy and 9 Latin Grammy Awards.
Grammy-winning percussionist, Omar Ledezma Jr, examines the life and music of Panamanian born Rubén Blades, emphasizing the impact of his upbringing and social history on his work and career. Omar will analyze select songs and also perform excerpts of some of Blades’s most famous pieces.
Once you have an appreciation for Rubén Blades history and music, you may want to catch his performance at Oakland’s Paramount Theatre as part of his Salswing Tour on Saturday, November 20th.
About Omar Ledezma Jr.
Born and raised in Caracas, Venezuela, Grammy-winning singer and percussionist Omar Ledezma Jr. has been playing professionally since the age of 17. After graduating from law school in Caracas, he studied at Berklee College of Music and then moved to the Bay Area, where he teaches and performs today.
Buy tickets: https://www.rhythmix.org/events/the-music-of-ruben-blades/
Where:
2513 Blanding Ave
Alameda
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