''Mundo'' () is the eighth
studio album
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by Panamian singer-songwriter
Rubén Blades
Rubén Blades Bellido de Luna (born July 16, 1948), known professionally as Rubén Blades (, but in Panama and within the family), is a Panamanian musician, singer, composer, actor, activist, and politician, performing musically most often in th ...
, released on 17 September 2002 through
Sony International,
Sony Tropical, and
.
It was produced by Blades,
Walter Flores, and Edin Solís, and features
folk
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standards such as "
Danny Boy
"Danny Boy" is a folk song with lyrics written by English lawyer Frederic Weatherly in 1910, and set to the traditional Irish melody of " Londonderry Air" in 1913.
History
In 1910, in Bath, Somerset, England, the English lawyer and lyricist ...
" and salsa standards like "Estampa", "Parao!", and "El Capitan y la Sirena". The album won a
Grammy Award for Best World Music Album
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in
2003
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and received a nomination for
Album of the Year at the
4th Annual Latin Grammy Awards, the same year.
Track listing
All songs by Rubén Blades, unless noted otherwise.
# "Estampa (Profile)" – 7:22
# "First Circle" (Mays, Metheny) – 4:50
# "Primogenio (Beginnings)" (Blades, Flores) – 3:51
# "Bochinches (Gossip)" (Blades, Flores) – 4:41
# "Ella (She)" – 5:48
# "Parao! (On My Feet)" – 5:58
# "Como Nosotros (Like You and Me)" – 5:40
# "El Capitain y la Sirena (The Captain and the Mermaid)" – 3:29
# "Sebastian" – 5:06
# "Consideracion (Consideration) (Oriente)" (Blades, Gil) – 3:51
# "Jiri Son Bali" – 4:20
# "
Danny Boy
"Danny Boy" is a folk song with lyrics written by English lawyer Frederic Weatherly in 1910, and set to the traditional Irish melody of " Londonderry Air" in 1913.
History
In 1910, in Bath, Somerset, England, the English lawyer and lyricist ...
" (Weatherly) – 6:54
# "La Ruta (The Road) (Diha Cesto)" – 4:08
# "A San Patricio (Extracto)" – 2:33
References
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2002 albums
Rubén Blades albums
Grammy Award for Best World Music Album
Latin Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Tropical Album