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Santana Releases “Stranger In Moscow” From Forthcoming Album 'Sentient'; 'Carlos Santana: Love, Devotion, Surrender: The Illustrated Story of His Music Journey' Coming Soon!

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Legendary Guitarist Carlos Santana Officially Releases “Stranger In Moscow” From The Forthcoming Passion-Filled Retrospective Album, Sentient, Due Out March 28, 2025

The set includes masterful collaborations with Michael Jackson, Smokey Robinson, Miles Davis, Paolo Rustichelli, Darryl "DMC" McDaniels and Cindy Blackman Santana

Multi-Grammy Award-winning Rock and Roll Hall of Fame guitarist Carlos Santana has announced that his passion-filled retrospective album, Sentient, will be released via Candid Records on March 28. The album is available for pre-order now. Additionally, paying homage to Michael Jackson he proudly releases his live, instrumental version of Jackson’s “Stranger In Moscow,” which features Santana’s soaring guitar and beautiful melodic phrasing.

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Sentient is composed of 11 dazzling tracks – three of them previously unreleased – compiled by the virtuoso guitarist, remastered and sequenced in a way that allows a new and dramatic story to emerge. As is often the case when the spark of musical magic strikes, Santana was surprised, delighted and receptive. “I’m always driven by passion, emotion and inner instinct,” he says. “When I first heard these tracks floating around in the house, I said, ‘Why don’t we put these all in one place?’”

Listeners will be captivated as they experience a live instrumental take on Michael Jackson’s haunting ballad, “Stranger in Moscow,” officially released for the first time.

Recorded in 2007 with producer and drummer Narada Michael Walden’s band, it's a devastating masterclass performance – Santana’s guitar playing is by turns soulful and poetic, blitzing and blinding, and always breathtakingly imaginative.

“Narada knew that I loved the song, so he arranged it with his band,” Santana remembers. “I showed up and we played it with no rehearsal. I’m basically singing it with my guitar. I’m visualizing Michael Jackson and what he would do – I got pretty close. I think when Michael listened to it, wherever he is, he smiled and said, ‘Yeah, that’s it.’”

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The songs that make up Sentient are complex compositionally, but they float by like a dream. There are brilliant collaborations with Michael Jackson, Smokey Robinson, Miles Davis, Paolo Rustichelli, Darryl “DMC” McDaniels and Cindy Blackman Santana, but no matter the mood or genre – whether it’s lush pop or high-intensity cosmic jazz – it’s all part of a common thread. As Santana says, “From Stravinsky to James Brown, it's all the same song, meaning it's all connected to the umbilical cord of humanity and planet Earth.”

“Get On,” a jazz-groove masterpiece from renowned composer Paolo Rustichelli’s lauded 1996 album Mystic Man, featuring the extraordinary collaboration of Santana with the iconic Miles Davis, will be released to radio for the first time on March 17.

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Santana’s Oneness tour kicks off in Highland, CA, at Yaamava’ Resort & Casino at San Manuel on April 16 making stops in Phoenix, AZ; Albuquerque, NM; San Antonio, TX; Sugar Land, TX; Thackerville, OK; Tulsa, OK; and Nashville, TN. The Europe and UK portion of the tour begins on June 9 in Lodz, Poland with stops throughout Europe and the UK, ending in Copenhagen, Denmark on August 11. Full tour dates are below.

Tickets will be available starting with a fan presale beginning on Wednesday, December 11 at Santana.com. Additional presales will run throughout the week ahead of the general on sale beginning on Friday, December 13 at 10am local time at Santana.com.

The tour will also offer a variety of different VIP packages and experiences for fans to take their concert experience to the next level. Packages vary but include premium tickets, exclusive merchandise item & collectible laminate.

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2025 Oneness Tour North American Dates:

Wednesday, April 16, 2025 - Highland, CA - Yaamava’ Resort & Casino at San Manuel

Friday, April 18, 2025 - Phoenix, AZ - Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre

Saturday, April 19, 2025 - Albuquerque, NM - Isleta Amphitheater

Tuesday, April 22, 2025 - San Antonio, TX - Majestic Theatre

Wednesday, April 23, 2025 - Sugar Land, TX - Smart Financial Centre at Sugar Land

Friday, April 25, 2025 - Thackerville, OK - Lucas Oil Live at WinStar

Saturday, April 26, 2025 - Tulsa, OK - River Spirit Casino Resort *ON SALE 2/18/25

Tuesday, April 29, 2025 - Nashville, TN - The Pinnacle

Thursday, May 1, 2025 - New Orleans, LA - New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival @Jazz Fest

2025 House of Blues Las Vegas Residency Dates:

Wednesday, May 14 – Las Vegas, NV – House of Blues Las Vegas

Thursday, May 15 - Las Vegas, NV - House of Blues Las Vegas

Saturday, May 17 - Las Vegas, NV - House of Blues Las Vegas

Sunday, May 18 - Las Vegas, NV - House of Blues Las Vegas

Wednesday, May 21 - Las Vegas, NV - House of Blues Las Vegas

Thursday, May 22 - Las Vegas, NV - House of Blues Las Vegas

Saturday, May 24 - Las Vegas, NV - House of Blues Las Vegas

Sunday, May 25 - Las Vegas, NV - House of Blues Las Vegas

2025 Oneness Tour Europe & UK Dates:

Monday, June 9, 2025 - Lodz, Poland - Atlas Arena

Wednesday, June 11, 2025 - Budapest, Hungary - MVM Dome *ON SALE 2/13/25 AT 1PM

Friday, June 13, 2025 - Berlin, Germany - Uber Arena

Sunday, June 15, 2025 - Hamburg, Germany - Barclays Arena

Wednesday, June 18, 2025 - Glasgow, UK - OVO Hydro

Thursday, June 19, 2025 - Manchester, UK - Co-op Live

Saturday, June 21, 2025 - London, UK - The O2

Monday, June 23, 2025 - Paris, France - Accor Arena Paris

Tuesday, June 24, 2025 - Amsterdam, Netherlands - Ziggo Dome

Thursday, June 26, 2025 - Antwerp, Belgium - Sportpaleis

Saturday, June 28, 2025 - Zurich, Switzerland - Hallenstadion Zürich *ON SALE 4/11/25

Monday, June 30, 2025 - Vienna, Austria - Wiener Stadthalle

Wednesday, July 2, 2025 - Mantua, Italy - Piazza Sordello – Mantova

Wednesday, July 16, 2025 - Rosenheim, Germany - ROSENHEIM SOMMERFESTIVAL 2025, Mangfall Park

Friday, July 18, 2025 - Montreux, Switzerland - Montreux Jazz Festival

Saturday, July 19, 2025 - St. Julien, France - Guitare en Scène *ON SALE 12/19/25

Monday, July 21, 2025 - Nimes, France - Festival de Nîmes

Wednesday, July 23, 2025 - Monte-Carlo, Monte-Carlo Summer Festival *ON SALE 12/18/25

Friday, July 25, 2025 - Marciac, France - Jazz à Marciac Festival

Sunday, August 3, 2025 - Marbella, Spain - Starlite Occident Festival

Friday, August 8, 2025 - Cologne, Germany - Lanxess Arena

Saturday, August 9, 2025 - Hanover, Germany - ZAG Arena

Monday, August 11, 2025 - Copenhagen, Denmark - Royal Arena

About Carlos Santana:

For more than five decades - from Santana’s earliest days as a groundbreaking Afro-Latin-blues-rock fusion outfit in San Francisco - Carlos Santana has been the visionary force behind artistry that transcends musical genres and generational, cultural, and geographical boundaries. To date, Santana has won ten GRAMMY Awards and three Latin GRAMMY Awards, with a record-tying nine GRAMMY Awards for a single project for 1999’s Supernatural (including Album of the Year and Record of the Year for “Smooth”). He has received the Billboard Century Award (1996), was ushered into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (1998), received the Billboard Latin Music Awards’ Lifetime Achievement honor (2009), and was the recipient of the Kennedy Center Honors Award (2013).

Among many other distinctions, Carlos Santana has been cited by Rolling Stone as #11 on their list of the “100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time;” and has joined the Rolling Stones as one of only two bands to have an album reach the Top 10 in every decade since the 1960s. In 2018, he released his first MasterClass, and celebrated two epic milestones: the 50th anniversary of his legendary performance at Woodstock, and the 50th anniversary of his masterpiece Abraxas.

In 2024, he celebrated the 25th anniversary of his groundbreaking album Supernatural. Santana’s most recent release, “Let The Guitar Play” (feat. Darryl “DMC” McDaniels), follows on the heels of his powerful, energy-infused Blessings and Miracles (2021) that features collaborations with Rob Thomas, Chris Stapleton, Steve Winwood, and many others. The epic feature documentary CARLOS, produced by Sony Music Entertainment and Imagine Documentaries, is a celebration of Carlos Santana’s life and career. It had its World Premiere at the 2023 Tribeca Film Festival and is now available to stream worldwide. Santana has been in residency in Las Vegas for over 15 years and will continue to perform at House of Blues Las Vegas, where he recently celebrated his 10th anniversary in the intimate venue.

For more information, please visit: https://www.santana.com

Insight Editions & Carlos Santana Present:

Carlos Santana:

Love, Devotion, Surrender:

The Illustrated Story of His Music Journey

By Jeff Tamarkin

Take a visual journey through Carlos Santana’s legendary career with CARLOS SANTANA: LOVE, DEVOTION, SURRENDER (Insight Editions; May 27, 2025), featuring never-before-seen and rare photography and ephemera from Santana’s archive, documenting more than fifty years of his one-of-a-kind artistry, and his impact on the world of music.

Carlos Santana, named one of the 100 Greatest Guitarists and one of the 100 Greatest Artists by Rolling Stone, has been an influential musician since his start in 1965. With numerous awards, including nearly a dozen Grammy Awards, a Kennedy Center Honor, and his induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998, Santana has cemented his name in rock and roll history.

Now, fans can follow Santana through his musical journey with this oversized, slip-cased, deluxe retrospective book, featuring never-before-seen pieces from his personal archives such as rare backstage and onstage photography, tour memorabilia, personal art and correspondence, awards, and more.

In addition to the pieces from Santana’s personal archives, this extraordinary volume also features a foldout of his favorite guitars from his vast collection, facsimiles of his most important albums, an in-depth illustrated discography, and a complete catalogue of every Santana performance from 1968 to 2025. Jeff Tamarkin’s illuminating text is accompanied by brand-new interviews with key figures from Santana’s life, including producer Clive Davis, original band members Gregg Rollie, Michael Shrieve, and Michael Carabello, collaborators such as Rob Thomas, Narada Michael Walden, and John McLaughlin, as well as wife and current Santana drummer Cindy Blackman Santana. With an introduction by the longtime friend and collaborator, the legendary Taj Mahal, and insights from Santana himself, Carlos Santa: Love, Devotion, Surrender is a collection as rare and unique as the music Santana creates, and one that fans will treasure. This gorgeous edition is available on May 27, 2025.

Insight is also pleased to announce a deluxe and limited collector’s edition of the book, with each edition signed by Carlos Santana– due out Summer 2025.

CARLOS SANTANA: LOVE, DEVOTION, SURRENDER

Insight Editions | 11” x 15” | Hardcover

$175.00 | 406 pages

ISBN: 9798886632736 | May 2025

About Carlos Santana:

In 2024, he celebrated the 25th anniversary of his groundbreaking album Supernatural. Santana’s most recent release, “Let The Guitar Play” (feat. Darryl “DMC” McDaniels),follows on the heels of his powerful, energy-infused Blessings and Miracles (2021) that features collaborations with Rob Thomas, Chris Stapleton, Steve Winwood, and many others. The epic feature documentary CARLOS, produced by Sony Music Entertainment and Imagine Documentaries, is a celebration of Carlos Santana’s life and career. It had its World Premiere at the 2023 Tribeca Film Festival and is now available to stream worldwide. Santana has been in residency in Las Vegas for over 15 years and will continue to perform at House of Blues Las Vegas, where he recently celebrated his 10th anniversary in the intimate venue.

Santana will release his passion-filled retrospective album, Sentient, via Candid Records on March 28.

For more information, please visit: https://www.santana.com

About Insight Editions

Insight Editions pushes the boundaries of creativity, design, and production with award-winning books and collectibles. From collaborations with innovators like James Cameron and Guillermo del Toro to partnerships with global brands including Warner Bros. and Disney, Insight Editions creates stories and experiences for fans, readers, and seekers of all ages that transcend the page. The dynamic catalog ranges from pop culture to photography to cooking to nature conservation.

Learn more at insighteditions.com.