The pervading influence of South Africa's Abdullah Ibrahim is apparent on both "Lo Que Me Hace Vivir" and "La Flor Que No Cuidé," while "Cuando Uno Crece" is clearly dedicated to Rubén González.

"[3] Fonseca dedicates the dreamy ballad "Como En Las Películas" (Like in the Movies) to the music of France, and claims that "Bulgarian" was inspired by that country.

Even so, the combination of Fonseca's piano, the complex time signatures and Javier Zalba's eastern-inflected clarinet on this piece suggest Turkey's Ayşe Tüntüncü Trio.

[2] Raul d'Gama Rose of All About Jazz said that his music on the album "reflects a singular voice, awash with deep emotions that emerge from childlike sentimentality to that of a questioning adult mind.

Solos are deeply thoughtful, almost ponderous, with ideas that flow slowly from phrases that ascend like eternal questions, and then descend rich in possibility and the musical avenues he pursues with muscular technicality and textural elegance.