Siembra
by Willie Colón & Rubén Blades
- Type: Album
- Released: 7 September 1978
- Label: Fania
- Country: Puerto Rico, Panamá, United States
- Length: 42:45
- Community rating: 4.66/5 from 8 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Willie Colón & Rubén Blades' 'Siembra' is a landmark of the salsa genre, defined by its fusion of disco and funk elements with sophisticated salsa structures and potent social commentary. Willie Colón's trombone-centric arrangements and production provide a dynamic foundation for Rubén Blades' narrative-driven songwriting, most famously on the epic, Brecht-inspired story-song 'Pedro Navaja.' The album's unprecedented commercial success and lasting influence established a new benchmark for artistic and political expression in Latin music.
Genres
Descriptors: Spanish language, storytelling, rhythmic, percussive, political
Tracklist
- Plástico (06:41)
- Buscando Guayaba (05:47)
- Pedro Navaja (07:25)
- María Lionza (05:31)
- Ojos (04:54)
- Dime (07:02)
- Siembra (05:25)
Credits
- Willie Colón - album producer, music director, chorus ensemble, trombone
- Rubén Blades - composer, songwriter, lead vocals, chorus ensemble
- Leopoldo Pineda - trombone
- Jose Rodriguez - trombone
- Angel (Papo) Vazquez - trombone
- Sam Burtis - trombone
- José Torres - piano, fender rhodes, electric piano
- José Mangual Jr - bongos, maracas, chorus ensemble
- Jimmy Delgado - timbal
- Adalberto Santiago - percussion, chorus ensemble
- Eddie Montalvo - tumbadora, percussion
- Bryan Brake - drums (plástico)
- Salvador Cuevas - bass
- Eddie Rivera - bass
- Jon Fausty - audio engineer, recording schemes, mixing
- Kevin Zambrana - asst. audio engineer
- Johnny Ortiz - songwriter (ojos)
- Jerry Masucci - executive producer