Canciones Del Solar De Los Aburridos Explained

Canciones del Solar de los Aburridos
Type:studio album
Artist:Willie Colón & Rubén Blades
Cover:Willie_Colon_y_Ruben_Blades-Canciones_Del_Solar_De_Los_Aburridos-Frontal.jpg
Recorded:June – July 1981
Studio:
  • La Tierra Sound Studios
  • Sound Works Studios, New York City
Genre:Salsa
Language:Spanish
Label:Fania
Producer:
Prev Title:Maestra Vida
Prev Year:1980
Year:1981
Next Title:The Last Fight
Next Year:1982

Canciones del Solar de los Aburridos is the third studio álbum between the duo of Willie Colón and Rubén Blades released on September 20, 1981, by Fania Records.[1] This being the second most successful album of the duo and the one that comes closest to being a post-boogalo album with the sounds of hard salsa characteristic of the Harlow Orchestra.

Background

Canciones del Solar de los Aburridos is the penultimate of four collaborative duo albums produced by Rubén Blades and Willie Colón for Fania. The songs were mainly composed by Blades ranging in theme from the political to the comical/playful.

Reception

See main article: Tiburón (song). Although Grammy-nominated, Canciones del Solar de los Aburridos received little air play in the United States at the time of its release due to the political slant of the song "Tiburón" (literally, "Shark") referring to U.S. hegemony in Latin America. The main opposition to the composition came from the Cuban communities in the U.S.[2] In 1991 Willie Colón reflected, "that type of composition caused us a lot of trouble, so much so that at one point when we were doing "Pedro Navaja" and "Tiburón" with Blades, we had to perform in bulletproof vests."[2] However, reception was much warmer in Puerto Rico and other Latin American countries, where "Tiburón", "Te Están Buscando" and "Ligia Elena" were major radio hits.

Personnel

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Hair Stylist for Willie Colon:

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Willie Colon - Canciones del Solar de los Aburridos CD Album .
  2. Web site: Canciones del Solar de los Aburridos. 13 April 2020 .