SALSWING!
2021 studio album by Rubén Blades and Roberto Delgado & Orquesta / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
SALSWING! is the sixth studio album by the Panamian singer Rubén Blades and Roberto Delgado & Orquesta, released on April 16, 2021, through Rubén Blades Productions.[1] It was produced by Roberto Delgado and features songs by Blades like "Paula C" as well as salsa songs and jazz standards such as "Pennies from Heaven" and "The Way You Look Tonight".
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Released | April 16, 2021 (2021-04-16) | |||
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In addition to the album, two companion albums were released, SALSA PLUS! on April 23, 2021, and SWING! on April 30, 2021, the former features mostly salsa songs with a few swing songs, while the latter contains jazz songs with some salsa songs, both albums are composed by songs from SALSWING! with each of the albums focusing on the songs from its respective genre.[2][3]
At the 22nd Annual Latin Grammy Awards, the album won Album of the Year, being the second time Blades and Delgado & Orquestra win the award after Salsa Big Band in 2017, it was also their third nomination for in the category together, additionally, SALSA PLUS! won Best Salsa Album.[4][5] SALSWING! also won Best Tropical Latin Album at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards.[6]