If Steinbeck were a jazz musician, he might have written "Sal Si Puedes." On his newly released CD, Ruben Salcido tells the musical story of a young field worker who awakes from a dream, sensing something special is about to happen. That evening at a dance at the Hotel El Paisano, he is enchanted by a young woman who smiles shyly at him. Could she be the one?

Salcido's compositions revisit the hopes, setbacks and eventual happiness of two young people quite like his parents. Part Latin, part jazz, this lively, haunting music brings a timeless story to life. 

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• Suenos (Dreaming: 350K)
• Me Quedo Con Ti (I'll Stay with you: 350K)
• El Paisano (350K)
• Y Ya Te Vas (And Now You're Gone 350K)

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