SAMBA PA TI LIVE @ L.A. OLYMPIC AUDITORIUM 1971

THIS IS THE AUDIO TO SANTANA'S PERFORMANCE OF SAMBA PA TI AT THE GRAND OLYMPIC AUDITORIUM IN LOS ANGELES IN 1971. AS YOU CAN TELL FROM THE AUDIO, THIS IS SAMBA PA TI IN IT'S PUREST ELEMENT; BEFORE IT WAS RECORDED FOR THE ABRAXAS ALBUM.

AS PRODUCER GARY GOLD PUT IT: "SAMBA PA TI IS GUITAR POETRY AT ITS FINEST".

UNDOUBTEDLY THIS HAS BEEN A HYMN FOR GENERATIONS AND A TREASURE OF INSPIRATION FOR ALL THOSE WHO DARE TO SEEK BEAUTY FROM WITHIN. SAMBA PA TI HAS TRANSCENDED INTO A LOT OF DIFFERENT VARIATIONS THROUGHOUT THE YEARS; AS HAS CARLOS AND HIS MUSIC, BUT THE INSPIRATION IS STILL THE SAME; A MAN UNCHAINING HIMSELF FROM THE SUFFERING OF THE WORLD AND BRINGING HAPPINESS THROUGH MUSIC AND BEAUTIFUL FEELINGS. THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PART OF THIS SONG IS THE FACT THAT CARLOS CHOSE TO SHARE ITS MESSAGE WITH EVERYONE WHO DARED TO LISTEN, AND IT IS A REMINDER THAT WE ALL CAN HEAL OURSELVES IF WE ONLY TRY. NO ONE HAS BEEN ABLE TO PUT THE MESSAGE IN BETTER WORDS THAN CARLOS HIMSELF WHEN HE SAYS: LET THE MUSIC SET YOU FREE!

THE PICTURES ARE FROM YAHOO LIVE SETS AND OTHER ERAS OF CARLOS' LIFE. ASIDE FROM THIS MAGNIFICENT RENDITION OF THIS MUSICAL GEM, THE BAND WAS ALSO JOINED BY JOSE FELICIANO IN THE SONGS: GUAJIRA, OYE COMO VA, AND BLACK MAGIC WOMAN; WHICH JOSE SANG IN SPANISH.

I COLLECT VERSIONS OF SAMBA PA TI BY CARLOS AND MANY OTHER MUSICIANS WHOM HAVE RENDERED TRIBUTE TO THIS MUSICAL RELIC. FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME FOR RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE SONG.

OH, AND IN ANOTHER NOTE, PLEASE SEE THE VIDEO "UN SOLITO DE BATIZ SI ESTUVIERAS AQUI" ON MY VIDEOS SECTION; THIS IS THE MAN WHO INSPIRED CARLOS TO BECOME AN INSPIRATION TO ALL OF US. I LIKE TO GIVE CREDIT WHERE IT'S DUE AND BATIZ, ALSO KNOWN AS "THE FORGOTTEN ANGEL" IS A TRUE MASTER OF THE GUITAR.

PEACE* LOVE* AND BLESSINGS;

MIGUEL RODRIGUEZ

WWW.INVOKINGTHEMUSE.COM

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• SAMBA
• PA
• TI
• LIVE
• SANTANA
• LOS
• ANGELES
• 1971
• OLYMPIC
• AUDITORIUM
• GUITAR
• POETRY

[Stoned1959]

That's so great !

[MarshallAmpMan]

Hey! Is there anyway I can buy this and any CD's live of Santana during the Neal Schon era or the Abraxas era? Any Caravanserai era stuff? thanks!

[elpachucomiguel13]

@socoolgt compre un disco pirata en Los Angeles California que traia Esta cancion pero no la mencionaba, fue como un pilon aparte, tambien tenia oye como va, black magic woman y guajira con jose feliciano como invitado!!

Saludos amigo!

miguel

[gustavocantolao]

I heard this song been played by the many bands that santana played with trough the years,but the one withthe original members including Neal Schon is the version of samba pa ti that i like the most.

[jokyrubiales]

Muchas gracias por esta extraordinaria versión. Mucho mejor que las actuales, sin duda. Tengo una fotografia con Carlos Santana q la guardo como el mejor de los recuerdos. Muchas gracias.

[socoolgt]

Que barbaro chapulín! Yo tambien colecciono distintas versiones de esta cancion. Como la conseguiste? Gracias x tan excelente contribución. Saludos desde Guatemala!

[abujorjj]

Thanks man. Great early version of one of the most beautiful songs of all time. I don't think its before he recorded it though, as it was released in 1970, and evidenced by several specific melodic phrases he doesn't use on the album but uses here and in a lot of live performances after the song was released.

[halcyondz]

Magnificent early version! thanks for share.

[ColinPRS]

Brilliant.

[cbimbi]

grande contribuição!!