Carlos Santana & Michael Shrieve on 50 years of 'Caravanserai'

[@tomlewis4748]

Those tunes are still in my shuffle. Michael Shrieve is still the best drummer I've ever heard.

[@wendellwilliams618]

Caravanserai, Barboleta and Welcome. I still play them together in that order today. I am 73.

[@michaeldemita8148]

Ha ha I hear you man these 3 albums are primo Can listen all day long like it’s the first time and the million time

[@tobytanzer]

My father did not like some of my musical choices, except for Caravanserai. When he was dying and in a coma in 1989 the MD said he could still hear. We put headphones on him and played the whole tape. He was able to squeeze my hand in rhythm. He died peacefully listening to Eternal Caravan of Reincarnation. I can see and hear my dad whenever I hear this album.

[@SparkyonWheelz]

Thanks for sharing that story. Santana's music is therapeutic beyond words. God Bless you all.

[@MysteryZenSide2]

@@SparkyonWheelz im over emotional- but your comment made me cry thinking about a similar moment with my Dad- God Bless the Music and our Sacred Family~! Thank You, Santana for helping people celebrate Life

[@SparkyonWheelz]

@@MysteryZenSide2 Lord knows we all need a good cry from time to time.

[@alessandrorossini8704]

That's a very beautiful and profound story... 💖

[@ronnieboucherthecrystalcraftsm]

YES = an all time favorite album above anything else !

[@RaulMacias-o9o]

When Caravanserai was released on October 11,1972, I just began attending San Fernando High School in San Fernando, California. Us Chicanos were extremely proud of Carlos Santana's accomplishments and when Caravanserai was released, we were blown away! Hands down! Caravanserai is Santana"s greatest album and accomplishment.

[@AliasMark69]

I love driving to "Song Of The Wind" I feel like I'm flying in the wind. Great album. I've had the extreme pleasure to have seen Carlos LIVE 4 times... in 4 different decades. A True Legend. Too Cool

[@timvalentine4149]

I wish they would have talked a little more about each individual song. Especially about Song of the Wind. It is like one long guitar solo.....a masterpiece.

[@steverussell8804]

Beautiful track.

[@markcastillo2757]

Yes, Probably Santana's most adventurous piece ever, a soulful statement of the heart.

[@solea59]

For me Caravanserai was an instant breath of clean mountain air ! A masterpiece.

[@rodneygriffin7666]

Love, Devotion and Surrender.

[@craigmitchell905]

this was the most beautiful group ever, thanks to them all

[@muddymarine]

Santana’s music is still a religious experience for me after all these years🙏🏻❤️❤️🙏🏻

[@MichaelHoward-sos21]

Definitely, for me too!

[@juanpagan9373]

Carlos you are my hero, your music enriches my life. I seen you forty times and no two shows are the same. I heard you say that you played Black Magic woman a thousand and it's always new like it's the first time you ever played it. I saw you and the House of Blues in Las Vegas. It was one of the best times my life. It was like you playing in my living room. I loved you last album it introduced me to Chris Stapleton the song Joy was Spiritual. I just got tickets to the Jones Beach show on July 21st I can't believe that The Counting Crows are opening for you. God Bless You and Thanking for all you do.

[@gimmeagig]

Caravanserai is such an important album in my life. I'm 67 and the album still moves me and takes me places to this day.

[@brettvroman9610]

same vintage and importance

[@adanrodriguez3865]

Same here. Love it.

[@tomjones2348]

I'm 66, and have the same sentiment about it.

[@Crimsontraum7]

DITTO

[@user-ef1qm2gy1t]

I recovered a depression many years ago listenning this album every night for weeks...There's a mystical presence in that record to me.

[@danielazerega2645]

Caravanserai is awesome; thank you so much Carlos

[@marcusaurelius7461]

There is a story here ............I came from Dublin and I attend The Bath MusicFestival in 1970.........to be honest to see Led Zeppelin and amongst the plethora of bands are Santana ........never heard of them .........but they were amazing ..........and I am am floored , amazed by Michael Shrieve ...........THANK YOU .........

[@jimdep6542]

Thank you Michael Shrieve for briefly mentioning Doug Rauch and his brilliance.......my all time favorite bass player who died so young in 1979. May God rest his soul.

[@mustangmikep51]

I listen to it every night as i'm going to sleep.....pleasant dreams

[@aqualuna367]

Caravanserai is a masterpiece ...definitely the best Santana album 🙏🏼🌊

[@gianpierofiallo3581]

I'm Totally Agree with You !

[@hectorchavez3405]

As good as it gets, so excited to hear that Carlos and Michael are hooking up to try new explorations in music. I know it probably won’t happen, but I hope that somehow Carlos records with his Yamaha again

[@DiegoRamirez-xn8lk]

No, definitely ONE of the best. Not the best. Lol

[@harryguitar-t3f]

Song of the wind ..my all time Favorite song from that album-;)

[@geraldlizano7534]

Would be nice if they could remaster Caravansarie and Borboletta in Blu-ray Dolby atmos 5.1

[@RevMikeBlack]

I became a devoted Santana fan with the Woodstock performance and the release of the first album. My love grew with Abraxas and III. When Caravanserai was released, I was completely blown away. I still am. For me, the album still sounds fresh and revelatory.

[@vito9674]

I'm a old drummer and musician ! Michael Shrieve's out of body performance at WOODSTOCK to this day gives me shivers to watch ! He drove the whole song giving it the Soul Sacrifice it totally needed to cross the Finnish line and then stopped on a dime ! What a piece of work ! Thank-you so much for your dedication and sharing your other wordly talent ! ❤👍

[@michaelrogers2972]

Caravansarai a true masterpiece. Never fades, timeless.

[@natantataii8195]

Respect Legends... both Michael and Santana. "Soul Sacrifice" has been a part of my life since I first heard it. So Beautiful. Again, thanks guys for letting this out to the World. Blessings

[@hagar6359]

fantastic album, one of my favourites. Every track hits the button.

[@miguelmendoza2903]

I can't find other such beautiful song in this album like "Song of the Wind" Even the mame is soooo superior. Unbeliavable album!!!

[@nezantak]

I will never forget the day I listened to Caravanserai the first time. Mind opening and life changing experience!

[@OutOnTheTiles]

One of the greatest albums in the history of music. An absolute masterpiece. I’ve loved it for years. ✌️❤️

[@andrewforrest108]

My favorite Santana album, brilliant from start to finish, incredible atmosphere, creativity, musical surprises and passion throughout, a masterpiece I will always treasure!

[@edwinsoriano3588]

Way ahead of it's time. It still is. If you want to hear the real Santana in terms of his guitar playing (song of the wind). You also have the outgoing Santana band and the new band. Peraza, Rauch etc. My favorite album

[@brendancoburn427]

So glad Carlos said 'World Music' and 'Divine Energy'. I'm 64 now, got the album when I was 14 in Ireland, and it infused my Being right to my Soul. There is a radio show in the UK called Desert Island Discs, where guests select 8 pieces of music to have if they were marooned. At the end of the show, they are asked if a catastrophe happened, and they could save only one piece, what would it be? My choice, if ever asked, was always Caravanserai. Love to Carlos, Michael and everybody involved in it's creation. Love to all of you too.

[@garyb7893]

Brilliant fusion album, the blending of Latin,rock,jazz and more, for me one of there greatest albums.

[@MichaelHoward-sos21]

Thank you for this. I had the album back then and I revered it as a one-off experience that I could replay over and over. It is true beauty that is not appreciated by the masses, but by special lovers of musical highs.

[@LorenzoGitto-wj6dh]

Yo. Estuve. 3. Concierto.santana Argentina. Caravanserai excelente. Concierto.

[@manuelguariguata535]

Caravanserai is my all-time favorite Santana album. One of my ten "desert island" records, period. A true masterpiece.

[@briandillon8041]

Definitely a 10 album desert island thing. You’re the first person I ran into that felt the same way. I thought I was the only one that liked it.

[@knutbredal1587]

Just have to ask you then Manuel. What are those 9 other gems you would bring to that desert island. Because if Caravanserai is one of them I sure would like to know. Thank you and greetings from Knut in Norway

[@castillomark]

Caravanserai is one of my favorite albums. The music transports you. Stone Flower is an amazing song.

[@OspreyFlyer]

Stone Flower was written by Antonio Carlos Jobim. Great composer. I discovered him from Caravanserai.

[@stevenspirito5672]

Wow!! Love these guys What an amazing Album One of my Favorites of all time Carlos es El Mejor!!!! Mike Shrieve Rocks!!!

[@muxux4]

When I was 15, I saw Santana in concert on October or November 1973. He started with the "crickets" and the first 2 pieces of Caravanserai. I went to the store the next time I had money to buy the LP and made a tape of the sequence of songs of the concert. This album is amazing. One can just thank the universe for the inspiration of the group of musicians and technicians who made it possible.. I had a stereo with 2 speakers, one on each side of my bed and used to fall asleep at night listening to this album, alternating sides every night. Now 51 years later, I still enjoy this Masterpiece (digitally) as I did it back in those days. We were waiting for something like this to come, we were ready!

[@racker9999]

I'm 71 now, and Caravanserai remains my eternal, transformative, magical, and beautiful lover. For those who don't know, a caravanserai is a roadside inn where travelers may rest and recover from a long day's journey. Thank you Carlos and Michael.

[@sorendippel]

It IS the best Santana album - no doubt: The cricket, the acoustic bass the howling saxophone, Jobims Stone Flower and the absloute sublime Song of the wind!

[@SparkyonWheelz]

@@sorendippel It's very difficult for me to pick a favorite Santana Album, song or performance. They recorded so many amazing songs. Song of the Wind is definitely in my top 10.

[@pieve5516]

Those of us that have seen Michael live back then are incredibly fortunate. hard to put into words. Thank you Michael.

[@myownchannel247]

Caravanserai is an eternal oasis in my record collection 🐪☀️

[@gianpierofiallo3581]

I'm Totally Agree with You !

[@geoffreydowen5793]

pure magic I'm 65 and been listening since 72 best Santana piece of magic thank you guys x love from Suffolk England

[@mano1971music]

How incredibly grateful I am to be ALIVE and say "I seen Carlos Santana in concert"........Namaste Carlos and THANK YOU

[@paulwilliams5013]

What a wonderful interview!! Wow.. new projects.... Thank you.

[@OspreyFlyer]

My favorite album of all time. I was 18 when Caravanserai came out and and I bought it. Still remember playing it first time in my upstairs room at home. From the album I discovered Antonio Carlos Jobim, Bossa Nova, Brazilian, & Latin jazz. Still playing the album 50+ years later. What a journey.

[@sitarnut]

It's barely possible to thank you enough for this pure bliss.......

[@chaseofori-atta2225]

There is only one Carlos Santana! #LIVINGLEGEND

[@timandrew1091]

As a young drummer, I played to his album so many times. I'm still playing everyweek at 69.

[@pleased9]

Same here. By the way, I took private lessons for a year and a half with Michael in that very room he's in in the video. Great experience ☮️

[@TheLastOilMan]

Thanks Carlos for signing my copy ! Love you guys.

[@nezantak]

I will never forget the day I listened to Caravanserai for the first time. Mind opening and life changing experience! It felt like a warm hug that took me to a deeper level of consciousness.

[@garylester8621]

What an awesome interview.

[@TheGipoman]

If I may I, would like to add the Barboletta album as another Spiritual journey. Promise of a fisherman also remains one of the greatest albums. Thank you Carlos, thank you Michael and all members who have contributed this wonderful and inspirational journey. Thank you from the heart.

[@jettaylor1286]

The song Mirage probably saved my life as a lonely, depressed student.

[@adanrodriguez3865]

I totally agree.

[@TheDoReMiFaSolLaTiDo]

Fr!! Love it!!!!

[@84glewis]

'Song Of The Wind', still wrecks me, 50 years later!

[@Jimextraman]

Bought the album on its release in the UK , still have it and play it. A masterpiece.

[@danlanders9219]

It's funny that they brought up Antonio Carlos Jobim here in this conversation! The first thing I said to myself when I saw this interview was "Caravanserai" is to American musical history as "Wave" is to South American musical history! My two favorite all time records!

[@murraymaunder8754]

Thanks Carlos and Michael. While your Woodstock performance brought you to my attention the album Caravanserai was the album that held me in it's grip - it still does when I revisit it. Thanks for your musical integrity and courage to commit "career suicide", it was worth it, every step of the way. This interview made me realise that Caravanserai was the gateway to my Jazz fusion and then Jazz passion, from Chick to Weather Report to Miles to Coltrane to Metheny etc. It made me realise this was one of the important albums of history, as much as Sgt Pepper.

[@anthonyleddin8055]

I’ll have another listen. Been many years . I had a listen to Moonflower on vinyl the other day , fabulous !. Love the early Santana. 😊

[@rockindavebyron3960]

WOW!!! This is GREAT!!! Caravanserai is without a doubt one of THEE ALL TIME MASTERPIECES, this album is such an inspiration!!! You don't just listen to it, you experience it, as a guitarist, my guitar Brothers & I drew so much creativity from that it lasts a lifetime, thank Carlos & Michael for your gift of music from Almighty God!!! May God continue to Bless you!!!

[@stevef9530]

That album is so dreamy, like you were following the oldest road in history but traveling in the future too. There’s nothing else like it. Beautiful.

[@briandillon8041]

That was a really deep comment!

[@JohnLennon99791]

I watch Michael Shrieves drum solo everyday before work. It gets me jazzed for the day ahead.

[@skipmessier765]

Caravanserai, for me, was and is the ultimate Santana album. Don’t get me wrong, Santana has recorded some amazing albums but in my opinion this was the pinnacle. Yes, it was painted through and through with so much feeling and emotion. All the members were certainly firing on all cylinders and were bringing something new and unique to the table that we hadn’t heard before. Influences we would have never thought possible within the Santana band. Personally the warmth, feeling, emotion and energy were at their most powerful on Caravanserai. If there are to be newer projects involving Carlos and Michael, I welcome them with open arms.

[@sueprator9314]

Actually it was the door opening to his SPIRITUAL AWAKENING path. Barbolleta, Welcome, Oneness and several others that followed were consequences of Carvanseri taking them on the higher road..............

[@Becker333]

Song of The Wind…and every tune….so much fire and energy….waves within! Gonna have to download to the ole pod….disc buried on the shelf…needs to framed while still around ..

[@q2w3bn876]

Yes !! "Song of the wind" one of my all-time favourites and most beautiful guitar instrumentals ever recorded. Carlos and Neal trading licks

[@acemacgruber6593]

I bought this LP after reading a review in Guitar Player magazine in the ‘80s. It’s been my favorite Santana record since I first listened to it.

[@ClaudioBebianno]

La Fuente del ritmo! What a beautiful and sweet hi-hat work! SCHRIEVE, YOU ARE THE BEST! Love it🙏🙏🍀🍀🍀

[@jesusrivera743]

Claudio Armando’s bongo playing was special on that tune RIP hermano

[@jesusrivera743]

You got to admit Carlos is deep like no one else.

[@wallacecallow2255]

I loved this album so much from the first time I heard it. Caravanserai was so far off the path they were on that it just pleasantly blew me away! Very hypnotic.

[@paulhughes2317]

I have been listening to Caravanserai since it came out, when I was 15, and is probably the most played LP I have, The thought of you two gentlemen bringing new music to the world is the best news I have heard in a long, long time.

[@garylove5475]

Me too. It is an atmospheric album. I absolutely never get tired of it. The album version of Song of the Wind has never been bettered. Stoneflower the same.. that intro is sublime.

[@jesusrivera743]

Caravanserai was ahead of it's time musicians know that it was special music bad ass album

[@gispel7058]

This was amoung a handful of cassettes I had on a bicycle trip with two buddies. We started in Central California and rode up the coast all the way to the Canadian border. It's the sound track of my young life and is the memory of the time of my life. To be young, free and hopefull

[@almc-wi5vo]

Every time I listen to this album, it's like I'm listening to it for the first time.

[@scottmoyer1357]

Caravanserai was a "game changer "not only for them but for all of us who loved the entire creative musical project. I was listening and playing everything that was great music from the Beatles to Elvin Jones, McCoy Tyner, Weather Report, Herbie, Chick, Clifford Brown, Chicago, Tito, Puente, Ray Barreto, Cream, Traffic, Hendrix , Tony Williams, Brubeck, Blues and tons more progressive musical styles. As a drummer for 60 years now, I appreciate Michael's balls-out drumming approach like Jack DeJohnette in his African drumming moments and as a guitar player for nearly 60 years with Carlos delving into these magical and rhythmically inspired melodies. Music is best when it is OF THE HEART, SOUL & SPIRIT and Caravanserai is all of these played as a mystically connected unit.

[@dotconnector1418]

I got the album right away when it came out. So I’ve known this since 1972 when I was just 19 and searching for a deeper connection with God. At my departure from earth Song of the Wind will be 1 song of many played at my memorial. Thank you Santana for Caravanseri and letting me soar without wings.

[@jimbishop7725]

I always felt this Santana masterpiece never got its do. Thank you for this insightful interview w/Carlos & Michael

[@sueprator9314]

So agree. Even now when Santana's name comes up its the old tired Oye Como Va and their achievements were so much more......

[@grikney]

this album is always on my turntable

[@jimdep6542]

that's a lucky turntable

[@derekgantt6282]

Just like yesterday...we all were sitting in our music hole..man..put that album on like a thousand times...every note...just like yesterday ..like now..I put that sound on...Carlos...yaa mike .your guitar sound. rocking the house..such a moment...spirit of new era...born....cool

[@betopandiani]

For me is the best album of all my life. I am glad to know so many news about the album history. Thanks

[@senders14]

Outstanding interview. Caravanserai to me is the finest most delicious Latino Afro progressive rock/jazz fusion musical creation ever made. For me it's a musical journey where you embark to find your own beauty, worth and happiness. The first leg of the trilogy. Can't wait to hear what's next from Carlos and Mike. Sounds wonderful.

[@pissingelk]

Totally and yes as far as the band itself goes, that exploratory journey that includes Welcome and Borboletta but even further for Carlos himself at that time there was LDS with John McLaughlin and of course Illuminations with Alice Coltrane.

[@steveberti7060]

Best era of Santana awesome made me a better Guitarist Listener❤

[@sueprator9314]

Less rock but all the rest on Carvanseri

[@antonioaugusto808]

As a brazilian and a Latin-american I'm very proud to have Jobim and Santana on a masterpiece!! Looking forward the next musical and espiritual journey....

[@adedaramy5808]

It was a game-changer for pretty much all the Rock media (and 'too brave' for some of them, as I recall from the reviews). A brilliant 'switch', which has more than stood the test of time. Brilliant

[@wallisliss]

Caravan, Borboleta, and Welcome remain game changers. Along with Weather Report, John McLaughlin etc. I was 16, and I was lucky enough to grow up in an amazing time in music history. Namaste

[@musicalSFCat]

"Spiritual discipline." Profound true comment from Carlos Santana. Caravanserai was playing on the turntable quite often, when my older brother purchased it back in '72. Felt like John Coltrane's influence heavily graced that LP.

[@frankieboy5859]

I have an original 1972 cherished vinyl pressing from Columbia Records , it is just pure magic. Thank you Carlos and Michael and all who have contribted to this eternal masterpiece of music.

[@JJStubbs]

Man this album changed my life in high school and keeps me grounded somewhat. Every time i feel down i come back to this album and play guitar along with it and it lifts me. My favorite album of Santana and one of my favorites of all time.

[@freeversejams]

Beautiful sharing. Thank you.

[@amsedelm]

Me too. I play guitar. Isn't "Song of the Wind" amazing?

[@JJStubbs]

@@amsedelm most amazing and spiritual song

[@colinhamilton156]

Michael and Carlos were brilliant on that record, Michael is such a fine musician and he has a positive effect on other musos, loved his band Spellbinder.

[@hectorchavez3405]

Let’s not forget Neal and the rest of the contributing musicians

[@Thundergod-]

@@hectorchavez3405 RIP Douglas Rauch....

[@hectorchavez3405]

@@Thundergod- a innovative player . So young .

[@EROSPONCHIONE]

Caravanserai è un capolavoro assoluto, lo ascolto da 40 anni, è un magnifico viaggio, è suonato dagli dei, è un eccezionale affresco sonoro, è uno degli album più importanti della storia della musica. Pio da Genova

[@gianpierofiallo3581]

Completamente d' accordo . Gianpiero da Giustenice ( SV ) .

[@coolblues14]

So great seeing Mike and Carlos sharing they’re deep musical philosophy,So glad to see these two reconnect. Years ago as a kid I had this crazy Idea of healing through music. I never told anyone because it was such a wired idea. Shortly after thinking that I read an interview of Carlos and saw he thinks along those lines on a stratospheric level. So he will always be like a guiding light to me.Not that I have achieved anything special.But music can obviously be healing not to necessarily grow a new leg but as small as putting you in a better mood for the night.

[@FlipArt57]

I feel ya! In 1977 I majored in "Music Therapy " after awhile I thought I was going nuts, especially when I thought of using guitar feedback. I dunno. Perhaps a gimmick only. But hey! It doesn't take proof that music does heal a certain way. Keep it up. Maybe you'll be the first.

[@michaelvaladez6570]

Caravanserai is my favorite Santana album...of a time of Jazz/ Rock fusion...ever song is a gem.A turning point for the band.

[@joesmith1957]

Carlos and Michael, thank you both for all these years of music and inspiration.

[@stephenbirang3488]

Just the best album.

[@madcyril4135]

From the u.k. Lucky enough to see them in Liverpool, on that tour back in the day. Someone else said, it’s not really a Santana album! And I agree, don’t play it for a long time and it blows you away! So different.

[@tomturnipseed2541]

I love Santana, and I love Caravanserai.......I bought album when it was released and I have it with me now, in my head, and in my heart!!

[@tomjones2348]

I purchased this album the day it hit the record stores. As an ardent guitarist of 15, I road my bike to a friends house, and listened to the entire album without interruption. My first take was, this is a masterpiece in every way. My friends and band members did not think so, preferring the early sound instead. Nevertheless, I bathed in that album, and still love it to this day.

[@gitrmanz]

Hadn't listened in a while . Have LP as well. Fired it up just now ... That's what I'm talking about! So refreshing to list to again. Used to listen to it in darkened room from beginning to end.

[@amirokareem3535]

Enjoying this conversation. They mentioned Weather Report. That's the first time I heard of Alphonso Johnson

[@loghomebuilder407]

I was a ninth grade student at American International School of Kabul Afghanistan in 1972 when I first heard this album. This album takes me back to that time, pre-war Afghanistan, my friends, my adolescence, when I became of age. I listened to this album while hiking the retreat trail of the English retreat from Kabul of 1842. It is transcendent. I am forever grateful for this album. Each track follows the next with increasing meaning and beauty. I listen to it weekly I am haunted by it. The best album ever produced. Thank you!

[@naradaian]

Thats a pretty cool story....x

[@timcoughlin4107]

Incredible album. I went to a Santana concert after the Caravanserai album came out. They played the complete album. As a guitar player it was a life changing night.

[@freeversejams]

Amen Tim. I never saw them play Caravanserai live, but as a guitarist of 50-years I go back to it every so often and am just as in awe as ever, or perhaps more than ever! Every one on that album played as great as ever in their life! Carlos Santana and Neal Schon play Les Paul guitars through Mesa Boogie amps. That is why I use the same combination (1979 Les Paul Custom + 1979 Mesa Boogie Mark IIB) and I feel I have by far the most beautiful tone of anyone wherever I play! Caravanserai makes the world stand still. I close my eyes. I smile. I fall in love. I get angry - why can't life be this beautiful every second for all of us! I connect to infinity. Like countless guitarists, I've covered dozens of Santana songs. At paid gigs we play the usuals - Europa, Oye Como Va, Black Magic Woman, Evil Ways, Soul Sacrifice. At jams where I have stage-mates who can groove, sometimes I lead them through "Song of the Wind." The audience LOVES it every time!

[@timcoughlin4107]

@@freeversejams Nice. I always wanted a Boogie. I have a 59 Les Paul and a 71 50 Watt Marshall through 4 x 12. Also a Schroeder hand built amp that play with tons of sustain. I live in Chicago. The band Chicago had a club in Schaumburg, IL called Beginnings. Once a moth they had a surprise guest. On one of those nights in the mid 70's we went. Standing only, no seating. I stood about 2 feet from the stage. Santana band walks out and opens with "Well Alright." They played for 3 hours without a break. Santana finally spoke to the crowd of about 200 people and said he loved small clubs, felt like he was jamming at home. They played another 90 minutes. INCREDIBLE! Been to several Santana shows. 3 times up close. My wife said seeing him close was like watching God play for her, and only her...

[@freeversejams]

@@timcoughlin4107 Marshalls kill of course! Shroeder - congrats! Les Paul - magnifico!!!! You saw them play at Beginnings! What I would have given! Your wife's words - I've heard other women say that about Carlos. And - I'm not making it up - I personally know a woman that Carlos pulled from backstage and sat her in a chair on stage and played Europa to her. As you might imagine she is magnificent - refined, kind, beautiful. Great stories! Take care! My name is Albert "Al" Mora by the way.

[@freeversejams]

@@timcoughlin4107 And... I was born in East Chicago, Indiana. Free Verse was founded in 1972 by players from E.C. and Gary. During the eighties and nineties FV played full-time in dozens of Chicago area clubs, nearly all in the suburbs, from Airport Lounge near O'Hare down to clubs in NW Indiana like Smugglers in Merrillville. Great times! Wonderful memories. Santana tunes were always great crowd-pleasers! Be well!

[@freeversejams]

Last thing: Have you played a vintage Boogie? If you're not used to them you might not like them. They have a different touch from any other amp. For many guitar players they're way too clean even when overdrive is maxed-out. You have infinite sustain yet every infinitesimal thing you do to the string is heard. If you're not used to it, it will probably make you sound extremely-sloppy. When you're used to it, it's Heaven. Other amps sound and feel bland and generic. The Boogie retains the distinct tone of each guitar. For those reasons I don't recommend Boogies for everyone.

[@keithhamilton60]

Lsd plus this album in 72 changed my life,😊😊 it was a good period of life.

[@maryrine3496]

Worked with one ofthe sisters in. L. A. Back in 1969. To 1972. Those were the days

[@agit-prop8193]

Great interview. I've been a musician my entire life and Santana has always been a huge inspiration to me - he's one of the few popular musicians that has brought a spiritual dimension to his music and by extension to the masses. He's one of the all-time great guitarists and underrated IMO. Just like no one was able to truly copy Jeff Beck, no one can copy Santana.

[@TheGipoman]

I, couldn't agree more. Blessings.

[@LuvHrtZ]

I wore out the LP learning to play Song of the Wind, which was played by Santana and Schon, who traded solos throughout the song.

[@BigHansjorg]

Listening to this album back to back with Love Devotion Surrender with Carlos and John Mclaughlin, is just a spiritual journey.... Of which none are played on a radio.... Thanks Santana for being true to your energy...

[@marcusortiz4809]

I was 13 yrs old and the album blew me away. The whole album was amazing. At 13 I found some plastic buckets and flipped them upside down to create some drums to play along with the caravanserai album. I loved it

[@petedozois1636]

So I stumbled on caravanserai in 76 at a house in Boulder Colorado and my ears perked right up. I still listen to it regularly I never tire of it. If I had to pic one album yea it would be caravanserai Thanks !

[@ninovasev]

caravanserai is the outstanding piece of music...even today