As the title indicates, this album contains a selection which can be described both as Caribbean music by its origin and dance music by its style. The Caribbean element is present throughout the whole repertoire. The songs originate from the numerous islands scattered in the Caribbean between Cuba and Trinidad, as well as from some areas of the South American continent on the Atlantic coast. These islands and coastal regions are extremely diverse, culturally speaking, but they share a fundamental background: the mixing over time and space of a multitude of cultural heritages, mainly of African and European import, as well as of local making. Out of this mixing emerged a Caribbean identity with, however, pronounced regional distinctions very much reflected in the music. Like its Caribbean identity, dance is another unifying aspect of the music featured in this album. This is really popular party music with fast, rhythmic tempos and catchy tunes, meant for moving or dancing to, rather than for static enjoyment.