"The term 'party music' can mean a wide variety of things, and on this 44-minute CD, it means everything from reggae (Burning Spear's 'Walk') to Haitian compas (Orchestre Tropicana d'Haiti's 'Gason Total') to zydeco (Beau Jocque's 'Just One Kiss') to Afro-funksters Osibisa's 1976 hit 'Sunshine Day' (which is the compilation's oldest recording and probably its most famous). True to form, Putumayo unearths some very unorthodox material. 'Ciuri, Ciuri,' for example, is trumpeter Roy Paci's unlikely ska arrangement of a traditional Sicilian folk song—and on 'Mindé Sè,' one hears Laurent Hounsavi performing salsa in the Fon language of Benin. Full of surprises … among the many Putumayo releases that world music enthusiasts need to be aware of."—All Music Guide