"Song of the Wind" Santana (Original Lineup)@PPL Center Allentown, PA 4/16/16

Song of the Wind, Santana (Original Lineup with Carlos Santana featuring- Keyboards, Lead Vocals Gregg Rolie; Journey Guitarist Neil Schon, drummer Michael Shrieve, and Michael Carabello percussionist); PPL Center; Allentown, PA April 16th, 2016; Spring US Tour; Double Headliner with Journey

[@zoranmatesa1890]

My favorite Santana's song for ever and ever, the best blues of Santana for me. The beggining is missing, but the main thing is in. When I fly I think about this song. Interestingly, not as well known as "Samba Pa Ti" or "Europa" and some other songs, this is the finest track Carlos has created in his long career. Glad that I am not alone.

[@SilvexPhoto]

Indeed, this song will let your soul roam free while listening to it.

[@georgedavis3710]

This is the greatest "Santana " song arguably in my lifetime!! I bought the Canaversai album back in 1972!! This is a Masterclass Track, period! Love me some it Forever!

[@SB-xt6gb]

Great album, for sure.

[@542bful]

Brasil Rio de Janeiro Caravanaerai é do ano que nasci 1972

[@gracegarza3299]

Make me “SIGH” 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@paulzatorski527]

You bought Canaversai while I purchased Caravanserai and attended the concert as well. Great album Every Step of the Way!

[@stevenspirito5672]

Yea it is!!!!!!

[@rosa5404]

This, my favorite Santana song, is so beautiful, it makes me feel like crying and falling in love at the same time. Viva Santana!!

[@frankieromero8657]

🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎📻😎🙂😎🎸😎🙂😎

[@robertsanchez7185]

wouch

[@ricardorodriguez6456]

THIS SONG IS FUCKING BEAUTIFUL, A SONG FOR LEAVE THE EARTH WITH A SMILE IN FACE. Im so glad to see the original band playing this song

[@maxyee9465]

The best track on Caravanserai. Cosmic energy is felt all over the universe.

[@Rob-eq9pv]

Carlos plays just like a painter who lets his painting enchant you. With his unique style like Rembrandt, van Gogh and Picasso. Caravanserai is more than 50 years the place where love, spirituality and cultures come together.

[@senders14]

I cannot stop watching this video. The last time Carlos, Neal, and Gregg played this song together was in 1976. Carlos last played it in 1979 and finally dropped Just In Time To See The Sun from his set list in 1980 according to my vault. To bring it back is a dream come true for we Caravanserai lovers. For Carlos and Neal to embrace at the end of the song brought tears to my eyes. Dear Carlos, you fulfilled millions of dreams. This song had better make it to the DVD. One more thing; Carlos.....you have finally danced with the ghost.........

[@philippegodron9553]

yeah you are right since 40 years i want to see that.... during 40 years they make me feel happy when life is so hard....

[@tlunde53]

I was really disappointed that Song of The Wind did not make it onto the DVD! I would be eager to know why SOTW didn't make the cut, and why they included a somewhat sloppy version of Samba Pa Ti.

[@senders14]

Agree ! Should have been included as bonus-filler even though it was not from the Vegas venue which they were probably under contract with. The audio well engineered STEREO copy from Allenton is stellar.

[@frankieromero8657]

🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁📻📻📻📻📻📻📻📻📻📻🎻🎻🎻🎻🎻🎻☮☮☮☮☮☮☮😎😎😎😎😎😎😎🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂

[@stevenspirito5672]

Nobody’s guitar has the sheer passion and beauty if Mr. Santanas Playing

[@peteharry351]

I've driven a lot of miles, listening to Caravanserai. Sometimes I think I will want this stuff playing when I make my last journey.

[@tyronesmith1147]

They could play this song for the whole show and it would still be a great concert!!!

[@cardenasfishingracingteam6545]

LOVE THESE VIDEOS, GREAT JOB, THANK YOU...

[@SusanPetersen-fk7rl]

Under the headphones, babies asleep. Remembering seeing the band in Sydney around 1975. Sublime.

[@karimemiranda6136]

Bravo ...Carlitos...el amo de la guitarra¡¡¡mi compatriota..esa a sido la mejor banda que a tenido¡¡¡¡ ...desde Woodstock,y Gregg...el amo de los teclados¡¡¡me cautiva con verlo y escucharlo woooaaaooo¡¡¡

[@kahunaburgerr]

Thank you so much for making this possible for us to see!

[@royhendrickiii7798]

The best trilogy of albums ever released was Caravanserai, Welcome and Borboletta, excuse me for being an old dude but these songs just still make me melt...

[@jsamc8420]

Can't live the rock star life style playing that kind of music

[@bgauthier]

I totally agree. As a whole, these albums are amazing. Caravanserai is one of my favorite albums ever. It's what I search for in music in the sense that it's an experience that makes you travel. This type of music necessitates and deserves your full attention in order for you to appreciate the beauty and ingenuity behind it.

[@Thundergod-]

@@jsamc8420 Carlos is 72 yrs. old, his rock star days are mostly behind him....

[@littlesanti3x1]

Yes, and also the less remembered (by Santana himself)... :-(

[@jimdep6542]

@@littlesanti3x1 Which is sad and it shows

[@hemalpatel6138]

Great 👍 this guy's have been playing since 1971 from Santana,Santana 3 and few other album love to see new stuff from them

[@johntasev1167]

Pure magic .plus to see them both playing together again.

[@ndngolfer]

Just beautiful to see the love at the end : ) You've traveled many miles together brothers, and now many more!

[@richardpaniagua5881]

WOW!! Carlos and Neal are GREAT together! Better than ever. The brotherly love between ALL of them totally shines though. And I love the way Carlos "kicks" Carabello - his good friend - into gear. I can't wait to see them together at the Forum in L.A. in August! Thank you amigos!!

[@robertopolanco6851]

Not very often does this tune get played live. I love it.

[@Deebomofo]

Carlos!,Bringing Fusion Back To Life! More!,More!

[@frankieromero8657]

🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁📻📻📻📻📻📻📻📻🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵😎🙂😎🙂

[@dogfacedboy6947]

And Michael Shrieve, he was the "other" leader of Santana through the 70's. He plays FANTASTIC here, wonder where he's BEEN.

[@JamesFolkers]

In Europe…

[@tlunde53]

Wow! Again, many thanks for the videos of this concert, Steve. I waited decades to see Santana live. To see what's left of the original lineup was beyond my expectations.

[@stevenspirito5672]

Wow what a show you folks in Allentown got sorry I missed that one

[@おかだやすひろ-b1k]

この曲はいつ聴いても素晴らしい作品です👏👏👌👍🎸🎶😍

[@BluesLicks101]

One of the very greatest Santana lineups. RIP David Brown.

[@frankieromero8657]

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[@senders14]

Superb ! Thanks for posting this Steve.

[@johngonzalez9060]

One of his best song from his heart, CARLOS SANTANA the BEST.

[@hermanlansinkrotgerink2745]

Great video!

[@RajeshPatel-ft2vg]

Love 💘 to see Neal schon and Carlos Santana and band ❤ play together ❤...Rajesh Patel

[@davidcook4457]

Absolute class

[@settevoltesergio]

This is the history !!!!

[@Robin-xt7yo]

BUCKET LIST: Must see Carlos Santana live before I die

[@Bradley-f1d]

Is what the world 🌍. Need Now "LOVE SWEET Love 💕"

[@gracegarza3299]

So good to See Carabello❤️❤️❤️

[@dadduorp]

It's practically a cha-cha now. Nothing left of the searing, emotional and CREATIVE piece they recorded so many years ago. I guess there's such a thing as musical senility.

[@ThePdxster]

This is my favorite Santana song, and one of my favorite songs of all time. Sadly I agree with everything you said.

[@littlesanti3x1]

Yes, maybe. But Caravanserai was a wonderful production work. Not always the live version acomplishes the expectatives after listening to the studio recording...

[@margix1172]

Santana has returned to play FOR REAL after too many wasted years watching pop clowns on stage playing in front of him

[@santanasteel1489]

Fantastic !

[@paperback10]

This is literally my favorite song of all time.. but its barely recognizable until 4.33 ! But thanks for the posting....

[@senders14]

You have to hear a good recording from this show to appreciate it. The sound quality on this video doesn't do it justice.

[@fredwankspanner3168]

Mine too, fav since i first heard it back in 72. They will bury me to this music!

[@csantana9]

they hurt their own song, the desire is gone.

[@atzengruber]

It‘s simply a poor rendition of the original which just goes to show that some tunes recorded in the studio should better be left untouched on stage….

[@MisterTMH]

@@atzengruber The VIVA SANTANA live version is very good but that was a mid 70's performance.

[@MarshallAmpMan]

Nealonius is the perfect foil for Carlos!

[@beemerdon1]

Holy friggin' shit. No words. Incredible.

[@JamesFolkers]

Nobody drives a B3 like Gregg!!

[@stringzzzz1]

Full circle "Carlos." This is so good to see and reminisce. News flash... For those whom, are not aware... DID YOU KNOW....! Neal Schon was the lead guitar player on the studio cut of, "Song Of The Wind.,' recorded on Santana's Caravansarai LP ? With a Stratocaster, no less. That was some serious guitar news in the mid 70's. This was when a the much smaller community of the "few and the idolized" group of crossover musicians/guitarists, etc, were fusing groundbreaking work. You couldn't get enough it seemed for those who became inspired. Carlos was one of them, And willing to explore boundaries.. "Bridging the gap," and passing it on down yonder.. What a time., When many thought remarkable artistic content, combined with a commitment to musicianship was "all that," back in the day. KZbin just wasn't around like it is now, allowing the masses to O.D. on the vast archive of stellar performances, posted by the holdouts of precious content. To be able to guzzle all the footage of music's history in one gulp? Here. Check this out... Someone in Carlos's circle... Make it loud. kzbin.info/www/bejne/enWuYWWdq7x7gMU * I'm just saying... What a time. Guitar Speak is... "A true commitment at minimum, to one's creative potential. For some.., The Spiritual. A burning passion of inner searching and awareness., Take it to a another level.? The point of a humble devotion. Perhaps an arrival to a clearer purpose... To extrapolate.. Transcendent through a chosen instrument.. An extension of the body electric." John McLaughlin seems to express the inexpressible.

[@agnieszkajagusiak1095]

not true if so then why does neal not play all the lead on this vid he uses too many effects

[@csantana9]

Been waiting forever for this song to be played by the originals here but the desire is gone. They are just staying alive for the money.

[@raymondetressols3366]

🇫🇷💯💯💯🙏🎸🎸👏🌍vous êtes le meilleur 🎻🎸💯🌍👏👏monsieur santana carlos merci je vous 💞💕💞💕🙏🙏🤗aime 🇫🇷🇫🇷🆗🌈☘️😇

[@61Tjeerd]

This is NOT a NEW instrumental this is SONG OF THE WIND (1972 Caravanserai album) Amazing!!!

[@TooSkinnyKenny]

my favorite Santana song of all time is "Batuka". It has 3 or 4 different riffs in it.

[@RickLastHope]

Dissapointed when you can't play your own, but I love him anyway✌

[@mqblues]

Appears at 2:10 that Carlos is not happy with Michael Carabello's conga lines and is gesturing to him to kick it into gear -- literally. It was a sluggish groove.

[@steveeaston2905]

Good call!

[@aliensporebomb]

He did the "kick that mule" gesture! Tempo went up from there happily.

[@peterstone9]

never was..........booted him 44 years ago!!

[@gork830]

Notably absent from the lineup on Santana IV is Jose' 'Chepito' Areas. I couldn't find anything on his status on Wikipedia. In addition, other posters have noted Michael Carabello's lack of energy on this clip. I found the same thing on the AXS TV Santana IV Las Vegas concert. He looks a bit out of it; almost catatonic. The percussionists have always been a huge part of the Santana sound. The younger fellow on the timbales on this clip has been with Carlos for quite some time (don't remember his name). He's okay, but I'd still prefer Chepito. Does anyone have info on how he's doing?

[@gork830]

And I too do not consider this a very good rendition of what should be one of Santana's all-time best instrumentals. The song is really all about the Q &A between Carlos and Neal Schon...it almost seems like they're just playing around.

[@matugameplay5172]

It's Karl Perazzo on percussion. Has been with Carlos for MANY years now. Also occasionally plays conga and helps out the now weak Mike C. on congas on Soul Sacrifice from the same concert. Chepito has suffered from both stroke and bad health for many years and was not fit to tour. Moreover, he is known for his bad temper and has had a few fall-outs with Carlos over the years.

[@tommccarthy3052]

@gork830 - Chepito has has various "issues" thru the years as I'm sure you know). His son has played with Gregg Rolie's band (don't know if he's still a member tho'). Chepito does have a Facebook page and there are some sideways references there about him not participating in the "Santana IV" but nothing specific. I grew up in S.F. and saw Santana many, many times. Chepito was in the band a couple of times along the way. But the shows that I remember were the Abraxas shows at the Fillmore (they had to call the band Abraxas Pool at that point due to legal reasons). That band reunited the full percussion front line, and the pure sound, fury, power and rhythm that Chepito, Carabello & Shrieve created on that stage was wondrous to behold in person. One of the three shows they did was recorded (audio and video) but for some reason was never released. Too bad and I never could find out why. BTW - when I went to see Al DiMeola last year another Bay Area vet, and former member of Santana, Mingo Lewis showed up to play. Nice. Hope this info helps.

[@MarshallAmpMan]

what happened to the camera? missed a crucial part

[@DJ_5280]

Nice vid, but what bothers me is in the title, "original line up". Where's Chepito? The original timbalero/percussionist? Karl Perrazo is good, but no where near the caliber of Chepito. Carlos still having issues with Chepito? Bury the fucking hatchet and be the bigger man and extend the olive branch Carlos! Benny Rietveld does a fine job for the late-great, RIP, David Brown (original bassist).

[@ewang326]

Is that A PRS single cutaway ?

[@MisterTMH]

Carlos has gone back to playing what is basically a Les Paul but made by PRS.

[@jopberlin]

On Caravanserai it is Oceanic…..here it’s nooooooodling on two chords

[@MarshallAmpMan]

Wish Nealonious would have used a Gibson or PRS for this song, the Fender sounds transitor radio-ish

[@andreww4873]

David btoen Is not there so that's not the original Santana line up

[@dogfacedboy6947]

Ever notice how peeps like Schon & Santana seem to get guitars from mfgrs. like PRS AND Fender AND Gibson that are just, somehow, a little ZIPPIER than the ones hanging on the wall at Guitar Center?

[@anAeijingBuffoon]

Sounds like Breezin, but it was done before; Latin American beat, turned into jazz.

[@cobalt5478]

Great performance, but it doesn't sound like the original song at all.

[@paulgregorymueller]

ugh yes it does

[@Nightshade1881]

Why would they wanna do it exactly like the record???’ Most of the stuff on the record is improvised

[@slvalive]

Talk about ruining the original version...

[@ahsensyed9991]

Awesome and still no where the original.

[@八尋洋一]

I love them all but.........no doug ....no wind.

[@mibooth1852]

And no Mingo Lewis, a highly skilled conga player, drummer, piano and song writer . He was the original on Caravanserai

[@nathanmantle377]

I'm not a fan of the feel they chose here. It's better in the uptempo original feel

[@ronniefarnsworth6465]

Sounds Nothing like it !!!!! Way to much add-libbing

[@omegapointil5741]

Carlos just hogs the jam. Sounds like Schon's guitar was turned down lower than Carlos'. For guitar work, see Abraxas Pool.

[@royhendrickiii7798]

F#####G A Great!

[@jimdep6542]

Wow......these guys should have learned the song first before playing it in front of some people. The groove just isn't there either.

[@mario-ec3xn]

andate a coricarviiiiii !

[@victorjimenezmaslen]

Horrible! Insisto. No la vuelve a tocar igual mas nunca.

[@fryderyknowak1536]

The best play here

[@noemail-cv3dj]

I wish they could play it exactly how the track sounds. The original track is very special and this live performance doesn’t do it justice. Frankly if I heard this version first I wouldn’t give the song a second listen.