44 Years ago today in 1970 – Santana\’s \”Black Magic Woman\” was released.In 2003 this album was ranked number 205 on Rolling Stone magazine\’s list of the 500 greatest albums.The album was a perfect blend of Rock and Latin Rhythms ranging from the Jazzy \”Incident a Neshabur\” to the highly energetic \” Se Acabo\” to the Magical \” Black Magic Woman\” The Famous cover is a piece called Annunciation by Mati Klarwein To this day it is one of the few albums I can enjoy from beginning to end. The Romantic and mesmerizing instrumental \” Samba Pa Ti\” became a signature song for many of Miami\’s Bands back in the early 70s. \” There is no doubt that this album influenced and inspired a generation of Latin immigrants in the early 70s.
Band Members on the Album
Carlos Santana – lead guitar, backing vocals, producer
Gregg Rolie – keyboards, lead vocals
David Brown – bass
Michael Shrieve – drums
José \”Chepito\” Areas – percussion, conga, timbales
Mike Carabello – percussion, conga
