{"id":20405,"date":"2022-05-30T06:01:14","date_gmt":"2022-05-30T10:01:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/latinomusiccafe.com\/?p=20405"},"modified":"2022-05-31T19:15:34","modified_gmt":"2022-05-31T23:15:34","slug":"is-ruben-blades-retiring-from-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/latinomusiccafe.com\/2022\/05\/30\/is-ruben-blades-retiring-from-music\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Rub\u00e9n Blades Retiring from Music?"},"content":{"rendered":"
In the recent (May 2022) SalsaSwing concert in Puerto Rico, Rub\u00e9n Blades<\/a> may have hinted that he’s retiring from music. Or perhaps more specifically, from touring.<\/p>\n Here’s why I believe Rub\u00e9n Blades may have hinted he’ll be retiring.<\/p>\n He ended the concert saying “\u2026in case I don’t see you again\u2026<\/em>“. Most artists don’t end a concert that way. Even Rub\u00e9n didn’t end his previous “50th Anniversary” concert<\/a> that way. The normal way is something along the lines of\u2026” I’ll see you next time<\/em>” or “whenever I see you again<\/em>“\u2026even when there’s no idea when “next time” will be. So when Rub\u00e9n ended with that phrase it caught my attention.<\/p>\n After that odd farewell, and walking out off the stage, he proceeded to sing two more songs. In Puerto Rico we call those “\u00f1apas”. The first was “Patria<\/em>“, and the last song was\u2026wait for it\u2026”La Palabra Adios<\/em>” (The word “Goodbye”)<\/p>\n Was “La Palabra Adi\u00f3s<\/em>” just the right song to end a 5-hour concert, or the right song to say goodbye to one of his favorite countries and fan base? I choose the latter.<\/p>\n\tIs Rub\u00e9n Blades Really Retiring?<\/h3>\n
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