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Buscando América (Searching for America) is the first album by the Rubén Blades and Seis del Solar band released and distributed on April 3, 1984. The production, under the Elektra label, fuses different musical rhythms such as salsa, reggae, rock, and jazz Latin. The album was recorded at Eurosound Studios in New York between May and August 1983.

Buscando América
Studio album by Rubén Blades & Seis Del Solar
Released	April 3, 1984
Recorded	May 1983, July & August 1983
Studio	Eurosound Studios (Nueva York)
Genre	Salsa Reggae Latin jazz Rock
Label	Elektra[1]
Producer	Ruben Blades[2]
Rubén Blades & Seis Del Solar chronology
The Last Fight (1982) Buscando América (1984) Escenas (1985)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Christgau's Record Guide	A−[4]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[5]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide	[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[1]

With songs with political and social content and given their content of political questioning, some melodies had problems being broadcast on the radio; such as "Desapariciones", later reverted by other musicians.[6][7] The album received a Grammy nomination for Best Tropical Latin Performance.[8]

Production

The album was recorded with the six musicians of Seis Del Solar.[5] The lyrics were printed inside the album in both Spanish and English.[9]

Critical reception

The New York Times wrote that "the musicians, most of whom have labored for years on the salsa circuit, respond to Mr. Blades's creativity and risk-taking with some of the freshest, most impressive playing heard on a pop album this year."[10] Trouser Press wote that Buscando América "stands as the finest of his major-label recordings to date."[11]

Time named the album one of 1984's best.[7]

Track listing

Staff

Rubén Blades - vocals, acoustic guitar, maracas.

Seis Del Solar

Mike Viñas: electric guitar, bass, backing vocals.

Oscar Hernandez: piano.

Eddie Montalvo - drums, percussion.

Louie Rivera: bongo, percussion, backing vocals.

Ralph Irizarry: timpani, percussion.

Ricardo Marrero: vibraphone.

Ray Adams – drums.

References

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Buscando América es el primer álbum de la banda de Rubén Blades y Seis del Solar lanzado en 1984. La producción, bajo el sello Elektra, fusiona diferentes ritmos musicales tales como la salsa, reggae, rock, y el jazz latino. El disco fue grabado en Eurosound Studios en Nueva York entre mayo y agosto de 1983.

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