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Ruben Blades' 'Mundo'

By Scott Simon
Published November 30, 2002 at 12:00 AM EST

Scott Simon talks with Panamanian singer-songwriter Ruben Blades about his new album, Mundo, which melds Celtic, Middle Eastern, African, Afro-Cuban, flamenco and jazz music. Blades is also a stage and film actor and was a candidate for president in Panama in 1994.

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