Shape Shifter is Carlos Santana's 36th album and is a 13-song instrumental tour de force featuring tracks spanning from the late 1990's to the present and comprises mostly original compositions that have been stashed away for such an instrumental project. Carlos and his gang back to where he began or probably Caravanserai, a must for all Santana fans, brings back the tingle. RAC Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought See more.
SANTANA ROCKS HIS LEGEND STATUS WITH SHAPE SHIFTER Today, May 15, 2012, marks the release of Shape Shifter, the latest album from Santana-and the first for Carlos Santana's new label Starfaith Records. The 13-song set is an instrumental tour de force long awaited by fans (one song features vocals by Santana's lead vocalists Andy Vargas and Tony Lindsay). The album also features Chester Thompson on keyboards, Dennis Chambers on drums, Benny Rietveld on bass, Salvador Santana on keyboards, Raul Rekow on congas and Karl Perazzo on percussion.
Comprising mostly original compositions that Carlos has been setting aside for such an instrumental project, Shape Shifter's specially chosen tracks flow together as the magical sustain of his guitar and the spirit behind every note creates music that defies all cultural and language barriers-the music of Santana. In that spirit, Carlos dedicated the album to Native Americans, acknowledging Australia's 2008 apology to the Aborigines, and President Obama's signing of the 2009 Native American Apology Resolution. He says, 'I encourage any and all countries (that have not as yet done so) to acknowledge the first people of their land, and make this a collective global effort.' Carlos Santana -Better than Ever Carlos Santana gets better with time. I've been a HUGE Carlos Santana fan since I bought his album 'Supernatural' in 2001 and this album ' Shape Shifter' just made me an even bigger fan. It is hard to believe that Carlos Santana has been in the music business of over 40 years since it appears that his music just gets better with time. And along with his wife, Cindy Blackman, Santana has even added the title 'style icon' to his list of achievements with his new line of clothing for Macy's.
The CD's title cut Shape Shifter, which is a tribute to the American Indian, is a beautiful composition with driving drumbeats set to Santana's signature guitar. The song Macumba in Budapest starts out lulling you with calming imagery of the ancient Hungarian city and then makes you get up out of your chair and dance.
And my favorite song of the entire CD, Eres La Luz, had me singing along with the vocalists as they rang out words of love in Spanish and Santana 'made that guitar cry'. If you are a Santana fan, you will love this new CD 'Shape Shifter'. And if you have never followed the music of Carlos Santana in the past, ' Shape Shifter' will be a perfect introduction to this guitar master. BUY IT FOR AS LOW AS $5 (affiliate link) and the (affiliate link). GIVEAWAY Five (5) FREEISMYLIFE readers will each win a copy of Carlos Santana's 'Shape Shifter' CD.
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Out of 170 entries, Random.org has picked the following 5 winners of the new Carlos Santana CD 'Shape Shifter'. Congratulations to - #46 - Ginger R of Detroit, MI #48 - Mary G of Temple Hills, MD #59 - Jack R of Fort Wayne, IN #79 - David B of Troy, MI #96 - Mia P of Southfield, MI. SANTANA ROCKS HIS LEGEND STATUS WITH SHAPE SHIFTER Today, May 15, 2012, marks the release of Shape Shifter, the latest album from Santana-and the first for Carlos Santana's new label Starfaith Records. The 13-song set is an instrumental tour de force long awaited by fans (one song features vocals by Santana's lead vocalists Andy Vargas and Tony Lindsay). The album also features Chester Thompson on keyboards, Dennis Chambers on drums, Benny Rietveld on bass, Salvador Santana on keyboards, Raul Rekow on congas and Karl Perazzo on percussion. Comprising mostly original compositions that Carlos has been setting aside for such an instrumental project, Shape Shifter's specially chosen tracks flow together as the magical sustain of his guitar and the spirit behind every note creates music that defies all cultural and language barriers-the music of Santana.
In that spirit, Carlos dedicated the album to Native Americans, acknowledging Australia's 2008 apology to the Aborigines, and President Obama's signing of the 2009 Native American Apology Resolution. He says, 'I encourage any and all countries (that have not as yet done so) to acknowledge the first people of their land, and make this a collective global effort.'
Carlos Santana -Better than Ever Carlos Santana gets better with time. I've been a HUGE Carlos Santana fan since I bought his album 'Supernatural' in 2001 and this album ' Shape Shifter' just made me an even bigger fan.
It is hard to believe that Carlos Santana has been in the music business of over 40 years since it appears that his music just gets better with time. And along with his wife, Cindy Blackman, Santana has even added the title 'style icon' to his list of achievements with his new line of clothing for Macy's. The CD's title cut Shape Shifter, which is a tribute to the American Indian, is a beautiful composition with driving drumbeats set to Santana's signature guitar. The song Macumba in Budapest starts out lulling you with calming imagery of the ancient Hungarian city and then makes you get up out of your chair and dance. And my favorite song of the entire CD, Eres La Luz, had me singing along with the vocalists as they rang out words of love in Spanish and Santana 'made that guitar cry'.
If you are a Santana fan, you will love this new CD 'Shape Shifter'. And if you have never followed the music of Carlos Santana in the past, ' Shape Shifter' will be a perfect introduction to this guitar master.
BUY IT FOR AS LOW AS $5 (affiliate link) and the (affiliate link). GIVEAWAY Five (5) FREEISMYLIFE readers will each win a copy of Carlos Santana's 'Shape Shifter' CD. This giveaway has a retail value of $10 per prize - HOLLA to the FREE. To Enter -Fill out the Entry Form below with the required information. This giveaway is open to US residents only.
No prize substitutions allowed. One entry per person please. Duplicate entries will be removed.
The contest ends on Friday, May 25, 2012 at 11:59 am EST. The winner will be selected by random number generation. (5) EXTRA GIVEAWAY ENTRIES - You can get 1 extra giveaway entry for following Carlos Santana on. You can get 1 extra giveaway entry for following FREEISMYLIFE on. You can get 1 extra giveaway entry for following Carlos Santana on. You can get 1 extra giveaway entry for following FREEISMYLIFE on.
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While 1999's best-selling Supernatural brought Carlos Santana many new listeners, Shaman followed the same formula - pairing his guitar with pop vocalists - with diminishing returns. Santana tries to undo the damage on Shape Shifter, the debut from his Starfaith label. All but one of these 13 cuts is an instrumental. Producing and co-producing every track, he tries reinvention toward what he has always believed himself to be: an innovative and exploratory guitarist. While there's no denying his signature tone and style are intact, many of these tunes are merely simple vamps with sometimes fiery guitar improvisation in a variety of stylistic contexts.
Standouts include the opening title track, a tight- if repetitive-jam. It contains powerful soloing and riffing. Chester Thompson's B-3 groove pushes the song from inside; his solo is as imaginative as Santana's. 'Nomad,' a melodic rock number with an authentically emotive guitar solo, showcases his still breathtaking pyrotechnics. The brief, lyrical 'Metatron,' as beautiful as it is, owes more than a little of its melody to Bob Dylan's 'Is Your Love in Vain.'
'Angelica Faith' teases longtime fans by employing the first three notes of 'Samba Pa Ti' before moving in another balladic direction. 'Never the Same Again' is a blissed-out, midtempo groover where Santana's playing (on nylon-string and electric guitars) cops melodic ideas from Marvin Gaye's 'What's Goin' On,' and restructures moments from his own 'Song of the Wind.' With its hip-hop, snare and hi-hat shuffle, it's a contender for a contemporary jazz single. 'Macumba in Budapest' is a Latin jam with excellent percussion from Raul Rekow and Karl Perazzo. The Latin tinge follows on 'Eres La Luna,' with fine vocals by Andy Vargas and Tony Lindsay.
'Ah Sweet Dancer,' a piano and guitar duet, closes the set; it's one of a pair featuring son Salvador Santana on keyboards. Shape Shifter is far from perfect.
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Its lack of more compelling compositional ideas and ham-fisted production problems are balanced by the fact that Santana is not coasting on his rep; he's trying to play the hell out of the guitar again. While ambition and reality are different things, any step away from the music of last decade would be an improvement - and Shape Shifter delivers that. Thom Jurek.