Santana IV
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Santana IV is an album by the American rock band Santana, released in 2016. It features a reunion of many of the band's original members, including Carlos Santana, Gregg Rolie, Neal Schon, Michael Carabello, and Michael Shrieve. The album marked a return to the band's early sound, blending rock with Latin rhythms and jazz influences, which characterized their initial success in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The band Santana, formed in 1966, gained prominence with their performance at Woodstock in 1969 and subsequent hit albums like Abraxas.12
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Santana…mostly instrumental Shape Shifter (2012); Santana IV (2016), recorded with almost all the original band members; Power of Peace (2017), a collaboration with the Isley Brothers; and the acclaimed Africa Speaks (2019), which featured the vocals of flamenco-fusion artist Buika and was produced by Rick Rubin.
Read More…mostly instrumental Shape Shifter (2012); Santana IV (2016), recorded with almost all the original band members; Power of Peace (2017), a collaboration with the Isley Brothers; and the acclaimed Africa Speaks (2019), which featured the vocals of flamenco-fusion artist Buika and was produced by Rick Rubin.
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Carlos Santana…Am (2005); Corazón (2014); and Santana IV (2016). “Dar um jeito (We Will Find a Way),” a collaboration with Wyclef Jean, was the official anthem of the 2014 World Cup. In 2017 Santana and R&B legends the Isley Brothers released Power of Peace. The critically praised Africa Speaks (2019), the…
Read More…Am (2005); Corazón (2014); and Santana IV (2016). “Dar um jeito (We Will Find a Way),” a collaboration with Wyclef Jean, was the official anthem of the 2014 World Cup. In 2017 Santana and R&B legends the Isley Brothers released Power of Peace. The critically praised Africa Speaks (2019), the…
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