On the cover of A Son De Guerra, Juan Luis Guerra is stretched out on the couch for a nap. Is the Dominican Republic's most famous singer resting on his laurels? Not really. The singer still tours the world tirelessly, but he does not offer any major surprises on his eleventh album. It doesn't matter, because JLG is good at what he does. Guerra delivers the tropical rhythms of his island, occasionally
… supplemented with a swinging gadget outside the door. On the strong La Guagua he dips successively in South African music, rap and Brazilian drums. And that without losing sight of its own characteristic sound. The duet with Juanes is started with a rock guitar and a vielato accordion and thus does justice to the Colombian rocker. For the Cuban-sounding Son Al Rey, the singer is audibly working up a sweat. After the eleven songs A Son De Guerra, Guerra is more than awarded that hare nap. (PdK)more