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A native of San Pedro de Macorís, famed as a breeding ground for major league shortstops, Joaquín Diaz makes his dazzling plays on diatonic accordion, stirring up the infectious fervor of merengue, the Dominican's national sound. Although now based in Canada, Diaz and his crack ensemble summon the island's percolating soul with an irresistible polyrhythmic onslaught skewed to the rural roots of traditional merengue. Diaz's fleet-fingered work on the squeezebox leads the way, along with his impassioned vocals, but the entire band conjure a wonderfully organic charm on Mi Corazón. 09/21/11
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