[2][3] It was released in the United States in 1994, the band's first album in eight years to be widely distributed.

[9] The Gazette called the album "vibrant dance music, a furious stew of trombones and violins, timbales, congas, keyboards and rousing vocals.

"[13] The Guardian deemed it "old-fashioned, high class, salsa from Cuba's foremost band.

"[14] The Boston Globe praised the "bright, hot dance tunes, played with extraordinary verve, punchy horns jumping out from a powerhouse rhythm section.

"[16] The Boston Herald stated that the sound "hinges on the interplay between charismatic singer Pedro Clavo and the chorus, an explosive percussion battery and the driving electric bass lines of band founder Juan Formell.