Antecedente
Antecedente.jpg
Studio album by
Rubén Blades
Released1988
Recorded1987-1988
GenreSalsa
Length39:03
LabelElektra[1]
Producer
  • Rubén Blades
  • Eddie Maldonado
Rubén Blades chronology
With String
(1988)		 Antecedente
(1988)		 Nothing But the Truth
(1988)

Antecedente is an album by the Panamanian musician Rubén Blades (credited with Son del Solar), released in 1988.[2][3] The album was often reviewed with La Pistola y El Corazón, by Los Lobos, which also was a return-to-roots effort.[4][5]

The album won a Grammy Award, for "Best Tropical Latin Performance".[6] It peaked at No. 8 on Billboard's Tropical Albums chart.[7]

Production

The album was produced by Blades. His backing band changed its name from Seis del Solar to Son del Solar, with trombones replacing some of the synthesizer parts.[8]

Antecedente marked a return to salsa for Blades, who had remarked that he did not like how older studio recording techniques made the music sound.[9]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[10]
Robert ChristgauB+[11]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[8]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide[1]
The Philadelphia Inquirer[9]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[12]

Robert Christgau wrote that "Blades augments a revamped, renamed Seis del Solar with salsa trombones and begets a dance album for the people of Panama."[11] Trouser Press deemed the album "rewardingly rootsy."[13] The St. Petersburg Times called it "a hot-blooded, no-nonsense salsa-style record brimming with gliding Latin rhythms, layers of punchy percussion and a relentless two-trombone backdrop—all topped off by Blades' plucky tenor."[14] The New York Times determined that "the music is full of life, trading away letter-perfect period authenticity for heartfelt spirit."[4]

The Washington Post considered the songs to be "not the fast, dizzying dance workouts of the barrio dance halls but a more sinuous sound that can accommodate both his evocative lyrics and his hypnotic syncopation."[15] The Globe and Mail labeled the album "a collection of dance tunes that forgo his usual political commentary for songs of love—of women, neighborhood and country."[5]

AllMusic called the album a "return to exuberant, dance-oriented salsa."[10]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Juana Mayo (A Woman's Name)" 
2."Noches Del Ayer (Caledonia Nights)" 
3."Tas Caliente (You're Hot)" 
4."Nuestro Adiós (Our Farewell)" 
5."La Marea (The Tide)" 
6."Nacer De Tí (Born from You)" 
7."Contrabando (Contraband)" 
8."Plaza Herrera (Herrera Plaza)" 
9."Patria (Motherland)" 

References

  1. 1 2 MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 118.
  2. ↑ Habell-Pallan, Michelle; Romero, Mary (June 1, 2002). "Latino/a Popular Culture". NYU Press – via Google Books.
  3. ↑ Nichols, Elizabeth Gackstetter; Robbins, Timothy R. (July 28, 2015). "Pop Culture in Latin America and the Caribbean". ABC-CLIO – via Google Books.
  4. 1 2 Pareles, Jon (6 Nov 1988). "Crossover and Cross Back: You Can Go Home Again". The New York Times. p. A28.
  5. 1 2 Dafoe, Chris (17 Nov 1988). "INSIDE THE SLEEVE POP Antecedente Ruben Blades La Pistola y El Corozon Los Lobos". The Globe and Mail. p. C3.
  6. ↑ "Rubén Blades". GRAMMY.com. December 15, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Rubén Blades". Billboard.
  8. 1 2 Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 1. MUZE. p. 655.
  9. 1 2 Moon, Tom (6 Nov 1988). "BLADES, LOS LOBOS RETURN TO THE PAST". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. K14.
  10. 1 2 "Antecedente - Rubén Blades, Rubén Blades y Son del Solar | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  11. 1 2 "Robert Christgau: CG: Rub�n Blades y Seis del Solar". www.robertchristgau.com.
  12. ↑ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 64.
  13. ↑ "Rubén Blades". Trouser Press. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  14. ↑ Snider, Eric (11 Dec 1988). "Ruben Blades returns to roots for a hot-blooded salsa album". St. Petersburg Times. p. 2F.
  15. ↑ "RUBEN BLADES BACK TO SALSA ROOTS". The Washington Post. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
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