Unfortunately, the band’s two short sets were interrupted by an extended salsa dance contest that was dutifully ignored by the older generation of Aragón aficionados — promoter Albert Torres strives to please both flashy dance-floor exhibitionists and hardcore music connoisseurs. Then again, it took Aragón very little effort to recapture an indelible mood. Their feet in perfect sync with the solid rhythm at hand (an impeccable groove fueled by congas and timbales), the band members danced slowly while performing a string of velvety danzones and bouncy cha-cha-chas, the genres of choice for any charanga worth its salt. Seamlessly performed early in the evening, the group’s classic anthem “El Bodeguero” offers some sound advice: “Drink hot chocolate/Pay all your debts,” as wholesome as Aragón’s quietly addictive musical time machine. (Ernesto Lechner)
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