On June 7, 2019, “Concord” label released “Africa Speaks”, the twenty-fifth Santana studio album. It was recorded in 2019, at “Shangri-La” in Malibu, and was produced by Rick Rubin.
Personnel:
- Carlos Santana– guitars, percussion, conception, arrangement, musical direction, backing vocals, executive producer
- Buika– lead vocals
- David K. Mathews – Hammond B3 organ, keyboards
- Salvador Santana– keyboards
- Tommy Anthony – guitars, musical GPS
- Benny Rietveld – bass guitar
- Cindy Blackman Santana– drums
- Karl Perazzo – timbales, congas, percussion
- Ray Greene – trombone, backing vocals
- Laura Mvula– additional vocals
- Andy Vargas – backing vocals
- Greg Fidelman, Rob Bisel – recording
- Dana Nielsen – mixing, recording
- Jim Reitzel – additional engineering
- Stephen Marcussen – mastering
- Sara Lynn Killion, Dylan Neustadter, Tyler Beans – assistant
- Rudy Gutierrez – artwork
- Heather Griffin-Vine – graphic art
- Dave Hanych, Eric Lynn – production coordination
- Colin Willard, Jeremy Hatcher, Garry Purchit, Gabe Smith, Chloe Poswillo, Ethan Schneiderman – production assistant
Track listing:
- Afika Speaks – Carlos Santana, David Axelrod, Buika
- Batonga – Carlos Santana, Buika
- Oye Este Mi Canto – Carlos Santana, Buika, John Ademola Haastrup
- Yo Me Lo Merezco – Carlos Santana, Buika, Jay U Xperience, Stoneface, Drago Uboma
- Blue Skies – Carlos Santana, Buika, Laura Mvula, Mike Odumosu
- Paraisos Quemados – Carlos Santana, Buika, Mohammed Jabry
- Breaking Down the Door – Carlos Santana, Manu Chao, Buika, Drew Gonsalves, Ivan Duran, Rafael de Leon
- Les Invisibles – Carlos Santana, Buika, Rachid Taha, Steve Hillage
- Luna Hechicera – Carlos Santana, Buika, Ismaël Lô
- Bembele – Carlos Santana, Buika, Phillpp Kullmannn, Bojan Vuletic, Michael Timo Ehnes
- Candombe Cumbele – Carlos Santana, Buika, Easy Kabaka Brown
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