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New Santana Album "Africa Speaks"


Santana has a new album out; since it's not quite jazz, and I'm not sure if it's Rock, I'll just throw it up for grabs and see who likes it.

Africa Speaks is inspired by music from the continent of Africa, and has been called a "unique fusion of rock, Latin and jazz". Many of the album's tracks were recorded in one take. The album features vocals from Spanish singer Buika.

Africa Speaks was released on June 7, 2019 by Concord Records and Suretone Records, but this is the first time I've seen it on "you-tube"

Since it has been hard for me to find anything by Santana that I didn't like, I'll refrain from expressing my biased opinion.


      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gD4a7bAnhrM&list=PLW0qrlJ-5IPmYy6pMLK1wv4Fq8V3bIFMm



What do you think?
orpheus10
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uberwaltz
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I just wish this fence was not a spiked one!
orpheus10 OP
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My CD was delivered by a pony express rider who was flagged down by one of "Miss Kitty's" girls along the way; hence, it took awhile for me to get it.

This thread would be incomplete without my final evaluation, and that required the physical CD. Unfortunately, I agree with the "audiophiles" about the recording downfalls of this CD; however, I give the music an "A", that's because I began listening to music with a complete rig that came in something that looked like a "small" suitcase; consequently, it's easy for me to separate the music from the recording quality.

Although I found the title to be slightly misleading, the music was pure "Santana" and I enjoyed it. I hope Santana gets this message and never again records such a sorry CD from a technical point of view.
mrdecibel
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The cd is selling on the Bay, new, for under $5, inclusive with shipping. I do not stream yet ( I am still looking into it ), but the cd, sounds good on my system. The music....., wow. I know it is a very processed studio album, but as I said many times in my posts, it is the music that matters, and Santana, being a favorite of mine for 50 years, did not let me down. Enjoy ! MrD.
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