45 years ago, the Santana “Amigos” album was released. The 1976 fusion classic album is one of Carlos’ more adventurous efforts. This masterpiece is loaded with hit after hit like “Let It Shine,” the massive radio hit “Dance Sister Dance” and of course the stellar instrumental all time classic “Europa.”
As one of the most enduring albums, Amigos included some significant album tracks too like the rocking masterpiece “Let Me” and the powerful “Gitano”, which features the legendary funk and soul percussion of Armando Peraza. The album also features Tom Coster on keyboards, David Brown on bass, Leon Ndugu Chancler on drums, and Greg Walker with his stellar vocals which helped carry the band back into gold and platinum territory with this wonderful album. This is a collection of songs which took the fans by storm and remains a must have in the Santana catalog.
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