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TIEMPOS won the 2000 Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Performance.
"Tiempos" was nominated for the 2000 Latin Grammy Award for Record Of The Year.
TIEMPOS stands as one of Blades' most urbane, elegant works. The earthy folkloric meets urban smooth in this colorful summit of violins, saxophone, percussion, and nylon-string guitar with Blades singing his way through all-original Pan-Latino songs. The stylistic landscape stretches from hot New York salsa to traditional Argentine rhythmic gestures, and the tasteful arrangements manage to tie it all together seamlessly.
The instrumental "Mar Del Sur" opens with the refreshing, maritime strains of Ricardo Ramirez' violin and Gerardo Rojas on soprano saxophone. It's a dynamic piece that ebbs back and forth between an easy, rolling beat and grand, open spaces with no rhythm section. "Vida" is a lovely salsa cut featuring Blades' typically acute topical lyrics. Its softly-delivered chorus ("Dream of a different world!") is a welcome touch among the verses about self-determination and society's sometimes arbitrary assignment of privilege.
Live Recording
Recorded at The Mix, San Jose, Costa Rica.
Producers: Edin Solis, Walter Flores, Carlos Vargas.
Personnel: Ruben Blades (vocals); Edin Solis (guitar); Ricardo Ramirez (violin, viola); Carlos "Tapado" Vargos (piano, drums, percussion, cajon peruano, bombo leguero, timbales, teponaztle, sound effects).
Additional personnel: Gerardo Ramirez, Patricia Gonzalez (violin, viola); Ricardo Ramirez (violin); Angela Ramirez, Gabriela Alfaro (cello); Gerardo "Lalo" Rojas (saxophone, background vocals); Walter Flores (piano, keyboards); Marcos Navarro (electric bass); Reynaldo Cruz, Oscar Cruz (percussion); Ramses Araya (congas, bongos, campana, claves, bata, temponaztle, shekere); Olman Obando, Alfredo Poveda (maracas).
Rolling Stone (9/16/99, p.117) - 4 stars (out of 5) - "...an impeccable, rich stew of flamenco, Afro-Cuban, Brazilian and obscure regional folk beats and melodies....could be the best Latin record of the year..."
Dirty Linen (2-3/00, p.56) - "...exceedingly pretty, instantly capable of seducing the listener with its warmth - but Blades' real forte has always been the lyrics, and this disc is no exception....one of the best discs of his long career." Tiempos Music | List Price | $7.99 (You save $0.34) | | Category | World Albums, International CDs, Latin, Spanish, Latin Pop, Salsa/Tropical, Tropical | | Label | Sony Discos | | Orig Year | 1999 | | All Time Sales Rank |  19624  | | CD Universe Part number | 1092229 | | Catalog number | 83184 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Jul 13, 1999 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Engineer | Oscar Marin; Alexander Orozco | | Personnel | Ruben Blades - vocals
Carlos "Tapado" Vargos - piano, drums, percussion, cajon peruano, bombo leguero, timbales, teponaztle, sound effects
Edin Solis - guitar
Also: Alfredo Poveda, Angela Ramirez, Gabriela Alfaro, Gerardo "Lalo" Rojas, Gerardo Ramirez, Marcos Navarro, Olman Obando, Oscar Cruz, Patricia Gonzalez, Patricia Gonzalez, Ramses Araya, Reynaldo Cruz, Ricardo Ramirez, Walter Flores |
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