Vivacious merengue concentrated in eight tracks, this album’s songs tend toward laying out the instrumental riffs before cycling back around to run them with vocal emphasis and counter-point.  Jumpy breaks and staccato accenting are joined with casual asides in the singing, giving the music an almost conversational intimacy at times, heightened by the languid tones of the female co-singer’s occasional contributions.  The horn, bass, and percussion are all sharp and nuanced in their playing, and the rhythms offer something both simple enough to slide right into and detailed enough to hold up for their protracted runs in the songs.  Unassuming but stylish, and just lengthy enough to satisfy without overdoing things.