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‘The Only Path For Me Was Independence’: Latin Music Legend Rubén Blades On His Decades of Art and Activism
At 77, the salsa pioneer and all-around Renaissance man — who is Billboard 's 2026 Indie Icon — is still setting a blueprint for what independent artists can accomplish.
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At 77, the salsa pioneer and all-around Renaissance man — who is Billboard 's 2026 Indie Icon — is still setting a blueprint for what independent artists can accomplish.
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According to Billboard’s source item, ‘The Only Path For Me Was Independence’: Latin Music Legend Rubén Blades On His Decades of Art and Activism, At 77, the salsa pioneer and all-around Renaissance man — who is Billboard ’s 2026 Indie Icon — is still setting a blueprint for what independent artists can accomplish.
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