Santana to bring his sound, spirit to Durban
FRIDAY the 13th might be a bad omen for some, but if you’re a Carlos Santana fan, this may well be your lucky day.
The legendary Santana is set to seduce South Africans once again with his signature guitar sound in April, at shows planned for Cape Town,
Johannesburg and, for the first time, Durban.
“I’m feeling so good to be performing in Durban for the first time,” he said.
“I want to connect with all of the people that I didn’t get to connect with the last time I was there. I am so excited and honoured to be coming back to South Africa.”
Although he has not performed very often in Africa, the Mexican-american guitarist saw his upcoming tour to the country as a sort of reunion with the people of Africa.
“I feel such a strong connection with the spirit of Africa, because I believe that whenever I play my guitar, I am paying homage to my African ancestors, my brothers and sisters who brought their music to the north all those centuries ago,” he explained.
The key word in our conversation was spirit; a concept which Santana believes is the one thing that connects everybody, apart from music.
Having been in the industry for more than three decades, Santana has cemented his iconic status as a guitar maestro with fan favourites like Black Magic Woman, Oye Como Va, Maria Maria (featuring The Product G&B) and Smooth (featuring Matchbox Twenty frontman Rob Thomas).
To date, Santana has released over 20 albums over the course of his career, and has 10 awards to his name. In 1997, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Santana will be performing at the International Convention Centre in Durban, on Friday April 13. Tickets are available from www.bigconcerts. co.za and at Computicket