From the Soundboard is a program that usually focuses on concerts regardless of genre. This is where the artist and (or) group perfect the art of the “call and response” with its audience. On Tuesday, November 24, at midnight (that’s Monday into Tuesday), the focus will be on the historic collaboration between two of the greatest guitarists of their generation: Carlos Santana and John McLaughlin.  Just in time for the holiday season…I guess.

 

The collaboration between Carlos Santana and John McLaughlin dates back to 1973. Both were disciples of the guru Sri Chinmoy, and both were undergoing spiritual and musical transformations. Santana was moving from his rock roots into the realm of fusion jazz, and McLaughlin had become famous as the guitarist of the Mahavishnu Orchestra, but he wanted to take the music in a different direction from the rest of the orchestra. Together they followed spiritual lines of thought and in fact found a point of entry in John Coltrane, who had gone through a similar phase in the 60s. [Sieveking Sound]

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