Santana

Santana at Udo Music

Carlos Santana (lead guitar, vocals), Chester Thompson (keyboards, organ), Benny Rietvield (bass), Dennis Chambers (drums), Karl Perazzo (timbales, percussion), Raul Rekow (congas), Andy Vargas (lead vocals), Tommy Anthony (rhythm guitar), Jeff Cressman (trombone), Bill Ortiz (trumpet) Jingo -- Historia -- Our Lord’s Prayer -- Mr. Mystery -- Batuka -- No One To Depend On -- Concerto -- Maria Maria -- Foo Foo -- Corazon Espinado -- Apache -- Smooth -- Dame Tu Amor -- Soul Sacrifice -- (Angel Chant) Into The Light recorded at Udo Music Festival, Fuji Speedway, Shizuoka, Japan, July 23, 2006 Nobody would be arrested for calling Carlos Santana the “Guru of the Singing Guitar Riff” or the “King of Popular World Music”. Thanks mainly to the outstanding quality of their leader, Santana the band has so far been able to withstand any attempt at pigeonholing their musical style, an elaborate fusion of blues, soul, hard rock, Latin American and Afro-Cuban sounds, gypsy, jazz, and folk. Not even the confines of a four-minute single will suffice to scale down Santana’s magic. Over 40 million records sold, more than 100 live shows per year, concerts attended by a total of over 20 million people – Santana is an untiring laborer driven by an enormous spiritual energy. For over thirty years he’s been delivering his message to the world: We Are All One. “Everybody gets wet when it rains, from the prostitute to the pope. My music strives to communicate that message of unity.” Utmost virtuosity, a spot-on feeling for taste, and an infallible instinct for brilliant songs lend Santana’s live shows the highest entertainment factor imaginable.