Losing his major-label contract hasn't slowed
Luis Enrique, one of the young giants who made salsa romantica the hottest topic in Latin music during the late '80s and early '90s.
Enrique and his 11-piece band shine on
Ciclos, whether they're playing traditional salsa the way it sounded back in the '70s, integrating a few digital effects here and there ("Sonríe"), or floating the occasional Latin pop ballad ("Sombras Nada Más"). The combination of
Enrique's assured delivery and a wide-ranging band makes
Ciclos a success within 21st century salsa, and it became the first
Luis Enrique album to reach the general Billboard album charts (and his highest scoring on both the tropical and Latin charts). [A 2010 edition of
Ciclos included only a CD and not a bonus DVD featured with previous packages which included recording footage of all the songs on the CD portion.] ~ John Bush