Seis del Solar


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HERNANDEZ





RUBEN BLADES

LOUIS RIVERA       



EDDIE MONTALVO



RAPHY IRIZARRY



RICARDO MARRERO










     ROBBY AMEEN



Formed in 1983 to accompany Rubén Blades with a new sound and fresh spirit, Seis del Solar/Son del Solar combined the harmonies and electric keyboards
of jazz fusion with the Latin percussion in a (more or less) tight sextet. The combined force of Blades' songs and the new sound brought this music to new audiences, and a more widespread recognition, including Blades' first two Grammy awards, for Escenas and Antecedente.

"We're reinventing or stretching the boundaries of Afro-Cuban music to include what essentially everyone is a part of,
which is a New York based urban sound that includes jazz, funk and rock," - Robbie Ameen 1992


WITH RUBEN BLADES

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Buscando America
Seis del Solar
1984
SONGS

Decisiones
GDBD
Desapariciones
Todos Vuelven
Caminos Verdes
El Padre Antonio y el Monaguillo Andres
Buscando América
MUSICIANS

Rubén Blades - voice, acoustic guitar, maracas
Mike Viñas - bass, electric guitar
Oscar Hernández - piano, fender Rhodes
Eddy Montalvo - tumbadoras, percussion
Louie Rivera - bongos, percussion
Ralph Irizarry - timbales, percussion
Ricardo Marrero - vibraphone, synthesizer, percussion
Ray Adams - batería
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Escenas
Seis del Solar
1985
Cuentas del Alma
Tierra Dura (Etiopia)
La Canción del Final del Mundo
Sorpresas
Caína
Silencios
Muévete
Rubén Blades - voice, maracas
Oscar Hernández - piano, synthesizer solo
Ricardo Marrero - piano, synthesizer, percussion
Eddy Montalvo - tumbadoras
Louis Rivera - batería
Mike Viñas - bass
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Agua de Luna
Seis del Solar
1987
Isabel
NoTe Duermas
Blackamán
Ojos de Perro Azul
Claro Oscuro
Laura Farina
La Cita
Agua de Luna
Rubén Blades - voice, maracas
Ricardo Marrero - synthesizer
Oscar Hernández - piano, synthesizer
Mike Viñas - bass
Edgardo Rivera - bongos, campana
Robert Ameen - batería
Ralph Irizarry - timbales
Robert Allende - congas
Roberto "Tito" Allen - coro
Cyro Batista - percusión Brasileña
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Antecedente
Son del Solar
1988
Juana Mayo
Noches de Ayer
Tas Caliente
Nuestro Adios
La Marea
Nacer de Ti
Contrabando
Patria
Rubén Blades - voice, maracas
Bobby Allende - tumbadoras, quinto
Oscar Hernández - piano, synthesizer
Ralph Irizarry - timbales, percussion
Mike Viñas - bass, synthesizer
"Papo" Vásquez - trombón de vara
Reinaldo Jorge -
trombón de vara
Marc Quiñones - bongos, campana, guiro tumbadora
Tito Allen - coros
Néstor Sanchez - coros
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...Live!
Son del Solar
1990
Decisiones
Cuentas del Alma
El Padre Antonio y el Monaguillo Andres
Pedro Navaja
Claro Oscuro (lp & cassette)
Todos Vuelven
La Canción del Final del Mundo
Ojos de Perro Azul
Buscando América
Patria (lp & cassette)
Muévete
Rubén Blades - voice, maracas
Oscar Hernández - piano
Mike Viñas - bass
Ralph Irizarry - timbales
Edwin "Eddy" Montalvo - congas
Arturo Ortiz - synthesizers
Robert Ameen - drums
Roger Páiz - bongos
Marc Quiñones - congas
Angel "Papo" Vásquez, Reinaldo Jorge, Leopoldo Pineda - trombones
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Caminando
Son del Solar
1991
Caminando
Camaleon
Mientras Duerme la Ciudad
Ella Se Esconde
Tengan Fe
Obalue
Prohibido Olvidar
Cipriano Armenteros
El
Raiz de Sueños
Rubén Blades - voice, percussion
Oscar Hernández - piano, synthesizer
Mike Viñas - bass
Ralph Irizarry - timbales
Eddy Montalvo - congas
Robbie Ameen - drums
Ray Colón - bongos
Arturo Ortiz - synthesizer, programming
Reinaldo Jorge - trombone
Angel Vásquz - trombone
Tito Allen - coro
Porfirio Fernández - tambora, guira
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Amor y Control
Son del Solar
1992
El Apagón
West Indian Man
Adán García
Naturaleza Muerta
El Cilindro
Piensa en Mí
Amor y Control
Canto a la Madre
Canto a la Muerte
Baby's In Black
Creo en Tí
Conmemorando
Rubén Blades - voice, acoustic guitar
Oscar Hernández - piano
Mike Viñas - bass
Ralph Irizarry - timbales
Eddy Montalvo - congas
Robbie Ameen - drums
Arturo Ortíz - synthesizers
George González - bongos, maracas
Reinaldo Jorge - trombones
Porfirio Fernández - tambora, guira, tumbadora
Sammy Figueroa - percussion
Papo Gely - cuatro
Tito Allen, Néstor Sánchez - coros
THE BAND'S SOLO ALBUMS

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Decision
Seis del Solar
1992
Sentimiento de canción
Island Walk
Una Sola Casa
Un Nuevo Día
Decision
Sea Dance
Mirage
Entrégate
Heart Dues
Newtown
Oscar Hernández - piano
Arturo Ortíz - synthesizer, voice
Michael Viñas - bass, vocals
Robbie Ameen - drums
Ralph Irizarry - timbales, percussion, rap (Entrégate)
Sammy Figueroa - congas, percussion, batá drums, vocals
Milton Cardona - batá drums, vocals
Tito Allen - vocals
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Alternate Roots
Seis del Solar
1995
New Beginning
Last of the Mo-Ricans
Cha-cha For Six
Rumba Urbana
Winter Memory
Siempre
Spring Fling
Jazz Sabor
Sara Yé
Africa In You
Oscar Hernández - piano, synthesizers
Bobby Franceschini - saxophones, vocals
John Benitez - bass, vocals
Robby Ameen - drums, guiro
Ralph Irizarry - timbales
Paoli Mejias - congas, shekere


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