Name: Siembra
Brand: Willie Colon and Ruben Blades

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

CR00406

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Colour

Black

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Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2021-08-20

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier US

Unive­rsal

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

888072234758

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Total Cap

9999

Black LP

Artist

Willie Colon and Ruben Blades

Genre US

South American - Latin

Label US

Fania

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When Siembra released in 1978, it was the second of four collaborations on Fania Records between salsa giants Willie Colon and Ruben Blades. The influential release set the salsa world on fire! It was one of few albums where almost every song became a hit at one time or another throughout the U.S. and Latin America.

The unconventional set delivered mostly songs with strong social messages and storytelling, while not common themes for salsa music, the messages resonated with Latinos around the world, making it a landmark release known as one of the most popular salsa albums in the history of Latin music. Siembra includes the Blades masterpiece "Pedro Navaja" inspired by Bertolt Brecht’s "Threepenny Opera," about a gangster shot to death in the barrio. The smash hit includes dramatic sounds of street noise, sirens and even a part of the chorus lyrics for the song "America" from the West Side Story film, where the background “coro” singers belt out “I like to live in America.” Other hits include "Buscando Guayaba" and "Plastico."<br>

In 2007, Siembra was inducted into the Latin Grammy Hall of Fame, further establishing the title’s historical significance. Siembra has been remastered from the original analog tapes for the first time and pressed on 180-gram vinyl for this latest Craft Recordings reissue.

Siembra

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