[8] Antecedente marked a return to salsa for Blades, who had remarked that he did not like how older studio recording techniques made the music sound.

[9] Robert Christgau wrote that "Blades augments a revamped, renamed Seis del Solar with salsa trombones and begets a dance album for the people of Panama.

"[13] The St. Petersburg Times called it "a hot-blooded, no-nonsense salsa-style record brimming with gliding Latin rhythms, layers of punchy percussion and a relentless two-trombone backdrop—all topped off by Blades' plucky tenor.

"[14] The New York Times determined that "the music is full of life, trading away letter-perfect period authenticity for heartfelt spirit.

"[15] The Globe and Mail labeled the album "a collection of dance tunes that forgo his usual political commentary for songs of love—of women, neighborhood and country.