Tag: Santana
Quinn Sullivan — All Around The World
Singer-songwriter and guitarist Quinn Sullivan first appeared on our radar in 2015 when he was opening for the legendary Buddy Guy at Eventim Apollo in Hammersmith, London, United Kingdom. The crowd was absolutely blown away with his immense guitar skills and his catchy songs including ‘Midnight Highway’. Buddy told the audience “Someone should give this kid a record deal!” and sure enough Provogue Records/Mascot Label Group did.
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Santana – Africa Speaks
Back with a new album, helmed by producer Rick Rubin, Carlos Santana is keen to remove the scourge of over-synthesised muzak that all sounds the same and takes inspiration from the sounds of Africa..whilst not neglecting the Latin- blues-rock-salsa elements that brought him eternal success.
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Santana – In Search Of Mona Lisa EP
I really like Carlos’ Santana’s occasional sorties into tangential projects. This release was triggered by his viewing of the famous Mona Lisa painting in The Louvre in Paris.
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Eric Paslay
We at Just Listen To This are always drawn to original songwriters, whatever the musical genre.
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Javier Vargas – Blues Latino
Pete meets the renowned Spanish guitar stylist in North London to discuss recent recordings and much more, taking in Carlos Santana and Canned Heat…
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2018 In Review
As usual, we take a look at the year’s happenings – or at least some of them – and bearing in mind that again we have lost many great people, not least dear friends during 2018.
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Pete Murray
The Australian songsmith is playing at Bush Hall and we have an invite to see him perform. Opportunists that we are, we offer to arrive early and chat with Murray before the show…thanks Pete for the meet and these informative responses…
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Tower Of Power Announce 50th Anniversary May 2019 UK Tour
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Al Di Meola – Elegant Gypsy & More LIVE
I can vouch for this artist’s dexterity and execution as a live player, because back in the time when I was mainly listening to fusion I went to see the jazz supergroup Return To Forever.
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The Isley Brothers & Santana – Power Of Peace
A few copies of this release should be dropped over North Korea, I think..and then over Washington. Both these Sony acts have long promoted peace, love and understanding and their linking up to create and combine is a laudable notion.
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Stanton Moore – With You In Mind
The subtitle of this release is The Songs Of Allen Toussaint. You have likely heard more Toussaint numbers than you realise. Santana and Little Feat regarded him as a major writer and arranger. Towards the end of his life he made appearances in the UK and by luck or skill or a mixture of both, he had plenty of material to draw upon.
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Alex Francis
Singer-songwriter Alex Francis is certainly going places. He is currently performing at several UK festivals and has recently released his debut EP ‘These Words’. He very kindly sat down with JLTT to discuss his hometown, working with Melanie C and the first gig he went to. Enjoy…
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Lol Goodman Band – Just Wanna Say…A Little Bit More
If you handed a bunch of chefs the same bag of ingredients and asked them to produce a dish, they would likely all come back with something different, something of their own…and if you were to hand Lol Goodman and crew a set of instruments and a free hand THIS is what you’d get.
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Rich Robinson – Through A Crooked Sun
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Shaun Escoffery, March 2016, Leicester Square Theatre, Leicester Square, London, United Kingdom
Shaun Escoffery Wednesday 2nd March 2016 Leicester Square Theatre, Leicester Square, London,...
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Ringo Starr and his All Starr Band (DVD)
Ringo Starr and his All Starr Band Live at The Ryman (Universal Music) So Richard Starkey rounds...
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