Nueva York! is maybe the most all-around likable family record of 2008. The crazy-haired former Del Fuego has once again packed a panoply of A-list players onto the bill (see “Colas” featuring the, always impressive, Marc Ribot, and “La Bruja” with Lila Downs). For non-Spanish-speakers, the appeal of the playful, all-Spanish Nueva York! is its open invitation to vibe along with a multitude of hip styles free of the the need to feel lyrically on top of things (always a relief for parents). Spanish speakers, meanwhile, get to experience the full fiesta, wackadoo lyrics (see “Pollito Chicken”) and all. Cumbia, son, baquata, and merengue rhythms propel these these 19 tracks but there’s no need for genre-parsing: each song, in its way, is a freewheeling musical pinata. -Tammy La Gorce