José María Carbajal Pruzzo (December 8, 1943, in Juan Lacaze, Colonia – October 21, 2010, in Villa Argentina, Canelones), known as El Sabalero, was an Uruguayan singer, composer and musician who was a guitarist.

With a foreword by poet Idea Vilariño, and instrumental support by Yamandú Palacios and Roberto Cabrera, this record was a remarkable success in Uruguay and Latin America.

[citation needed] The record features some of his most famous songs, such as "Chiquillada", "La sencillita" y "A mi gente".

Between 1970 and 1973 he lived in Buenos Aires, leaving in exile at the onset of the Uruguayan dictatorship due to his communist ideals.

He travelled to México, France and Spain, eventually settling in the Netherlands with his Dutch wife Anke van Haastrecht.