Santana

Artist:   Santana
Origin:  San Francisco, California, USA
Genre:  Latin Rock, Blues Rock, Chicano Rock, Funk Rock, Hard Rock, Jazz Rock, Pop Rock, Psychedelic Rock

Original line-up:

Carlos Santana:  Guitar, Vocals, Percussion
Gregg Rolie:  Keyboards, Vocals
Marcus Malone:  Percussion
Michael Carabello:  Percussion
Gus Rodriguez:  Bass
Rod Harper:  Drums

Classic line-up:

Carlos Santana:  Guitar, Vocals, Percussion
Gregg Rolie:  Keyboards, Vocals
Jose "Chepito" Areas:  Timbales, Congas, Percussion
Michael Carabello:  Percussion
David Brown:  Bass
Michael Shrieve;  Drums

Santana is a Latin Rock Band, founded in San Francisco in the late 1960s, by Carlos Santana.  The band first came to widespread of their performance in Latin Rock song "Soul Sacrifice" at Woodstock in 1969 and exposed their first album, also named Santana.  In 1998, the group was inducted into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame.  The band has earned eight Grammy Awards and three Latin Grammy Awards.  Santana has sold more than 90 million records worldwide and making them one of the world's best-selling groups of all time.

Title:  Africa Speaks  (2019)
Genre:  Latin Rock, Blues Rock, Chicano Rock, Funk Rock, Hard Rock, Jazz Rock, Pop Rock, Psychedelic Rock
Label:  Concord Records
Rating:   ****

Format:  CD:

Tracks:

 1.  Africa Speaks  (4:48)
 2.  Batonga  (5:43)
 3.  Oye Este Mi Canto  (5:59)
 4.  Yo Me Lo Merezco  (6:13)
 5.  Blue Skies  (9:06)
 6.  Paraisos Quemados  (5:59)
 7.  Breaking Down The Door  (4:30)
 8.  Los Invisibles  (5:55)
 9.  Luna Hechicera  (4:48)
10. Bembele  (5:52)
11. Cadombe Cumbele  (4:37)

Format:  LP:

LP 1:

Side A:

 1.  Africa Speaks  (4:48)
 2.  Batonga  (5:43)
 3.  Oye Este Mi Canto  (5:59)

Side B:

 1.  Yo Me Lo Merezco  (6:13)
 2.  Blue Skies  (9:06)

LP 2:

Side C:

 1.  Paraisos Quemados  (5:59)
 2.  Breaking Down The Door  (4:30)
 3.  Los Invisibles  (5:55)

Side D:

 1.  Luna Hechicera  (4:48)
 2.  Bembele  (5:52)

 3.  Cadombe Cumbele  (4:37)

Personnel:

Carlos Santana:  Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar, Percussion, Narration, Backing Vocals
Buika:  Lead Vocals
Laura Mvula:  Additional Vocals on Track "Blue Skies"
Cindy Blackman Santana:  Drums
Salvador Santana:  Keyboards on Track "Breaking Down The Door"
Benny Rietveld:   Bass
Karl Perazzo:  Timbales, Congas, Percussion
David K. Mathews:  Hammond B3 Organ, Keyboards
Andy Vargas:  Background Vocals
Ray Greene:   Background Vocals, Trombone

Africa Speaks is the twenty-fifth studio album by Santana, released on June 7, 2019 by Concord Records.  The first single "Breaking Down The Door", was released on April 19, 2019.  The album reached No. 3 on US Billboard 200 Chart.