New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Multifaceted Panamanian musician, actor and activist, Rubén Blades announced today that he will add four new dates and cities to his highly successful SALSWING TOUR! together with the Roberto Delgado Big Band, from Panama. The new performances will take place: Sunday, August 13 at Hard Rock Live in Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Wednesday, August 16 at the United Palace in New York City; on Friday, August 18 at the Smart Financial Centre in Houston,
Texas and on Sunday, August 20 at the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida.
RUBÉN BLADES ADDS NEW DATES AND CITIES TO THE 2023 SALSWING TOUR! WITH ROBERTO DELGADO BIG BAND
General On Sale will be Friday, April 7th at 10 AM local time at www.rubenblades.com and at theater box offices.
Pre-Sales Begin on Thursday, April 6th, at 10 AM local time at www.rubenblades.com
For ticket sales and more information visit www.rubenblades.com
The Latin American music legend will celebrate more than 50 years in music with American audiences, with a unique proposal that will include his usual hits and songs from his award-winning production SALSWING! which gives his Salswing Tour! its name, and which began in 2021 in the United States, and continued in 2022 in Colombia, Puerto Rico, Catalonia and Panama, with overwhelming success. The show was acclaimed by public and critics alike, with sold-out crowds at every city.
After wrapping up the AMC production, ¨Fear the Walking Dead¨, where he starred in one of the main roles during eight uninterrupted seasons, Blades resumes touring in 2023 with his Salswing Tour! taking his repertoire to Buenos Aires, Santiago de Chile, Barcelona, Pyrenees, Madrid, Jerez de la Frontera, Marbella, Cartagena, La Coruña, Tenerife, Medellín, Bogotá, Cali, Barranquilla, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Houston, Orlando, Mexico City, Santo Domingo, Quito, Guayaquil and Lima.
Distinguished as ¨Person of the Year 2021¨ and winner of ¨Best Album of the Year¨ and ¨Best Salsa Album¨ in the same year's edition of the Latin GRAMMY® Awards. This production was also recognized in 2022 as the Best Salsa album in the US version of the GRAMMY® Awards.
With 22 GRAMMY® Awards (11 Latin GRAMMY® and 11 GRAMMY®) and more than 50 albums released that have left an indelible mark on the history of music, "The Salsa Poet" will be presented accompanied by the Roberto Delgado Big Band made up of 20 incredible Panamanian musicians, who since 2010 have been accompanying Rubén Blades in the most prestigious festivals and venues around the world.
Roberto DELGADO, Musical Director, Arrangements, Bass Daniel JIMENEZ-BLOISE, Drums
and Backup Vocals Juan
Carlos LOPEZ, First Trumpet
Juan BERNA, Piano Alejandro CASTILLO, Second Trumpet
Luis Enrique BECERRA, Keyboards, Backup vocals Francisco DELVECCHIO, First Trombone
Ademír BERROCAL, Timbales and Backup Vocals Idígoras BETHANCOURT, Second Trombone
José Ramón GUERRA, Congas, Backup Vocals Avenicio NUÑEZ, Third Trombone
Raúl RIVERA, Bongos and bells Carlos UBARTE, Baritone and
Soprano Saxophone
Carlos AGRAZAL, First Alto Sax Higinio FLORES, Fourth Trombone
Miguel ARAUZ, Second Alto Sax Roberto RUIZ, Third Trumpet
Luis
Carlos PEREZ, First Tenor Sax Emaús MONTERO, Fourth Trumpet
Iván NAVARRO, Second Tenor Sax
