Cantares del Subdesarrollo

Cantares del Subdesarrollo (Songs of Underdevelopment) is the ninth solo album by the panamanian swinger Rubén Blades released on August 17, 2009 by Rubén Blades Productions. The album earned Blades a Latin Grammy Award for Best Singer-Songwriter Album.^[1] The album highlights songs like Las Calles that would be included in his 2015 album "Son de Panamá". El Tartamudo and El Reto also stand out.

Cantares del Subdesarrollo
Studio album by Rubén Blades
Released	August 17, 2009
Recorded	2008–2009
Studio	Studios PYT (Panama City)
Genre	Latin pop, bolero, salsa, son montuno
Label	Rubén Blades Productions
Producer	Rubén Blades
Rubén Blades chronology
A Man And His Music: Poeta del Pueblo (2008) Cantares del Subdesarrollo (2009) Tangos (2014)

According to the back cover of the album Blades mentions that the album is dedicated especially to Cuba.

Track listing

This information adapted from Allmusic.^[2]

All tracks are written by Rubén Blades.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Las Calles"	3:35
2.	"País Portátil"	3:33
3.	"El Tartamudo"	5:32
4.	"El Reto"	3:43
5.	"Olaya"	3:05
6.	"Segunda Mitad del Noveno"	5:01
7.	"Bendición"	3:44
8.	"Moriré"	3:45
9.	"Símbolo"	3:08
10.	"Himno de los Olvidados"	1:22
11.	"Símbolo [Versión Panamá]"	3:43