Carlos Santana: "America needs a serious dose of African music right now."

[LevelUp]

In an interview with The Associated Press, Santana, 66, had advice for Jay Z, and talked about his tour with Rod Stewart, which kicks off Friday in Albany, New York.

AP: How does it feel to release another album?

Santana: I feel really, really honored to gain people’s trust. People opened their hearts and their wallets. … It allows me to do more things with my brother Harry Belafonte and (activist) Dolores Huerta. … And so we want to have a concert and bring Jamie Foxx and different kinds of artists, musicians of all colors and utilize this attention and this energy. … Obviously (with) what happened with Donald Sterling and what’s happening with people throwing bananas at soccer stadiums, you know, we have a lot to heal.

AP: Who else do you want to invite to the concert?

Santana: I’d like to bring (NBA Hall of Famer) Dr. J (Julius Erving) and (former NBA player and mayor of Sacramento) Kevin Johnson to San Quentin and talk to the brothers, black and brown, broadcast it in all the prisons and call the event `You Cannot Break My Spirit.’

AP: How did your tour with Rod Stewart come about?

Santana: I can say it the way Wayne Shorter and Herbie Hancock would say it, `Both of us love to play spiritual music to touch all hearts.’ That’s one thing. The rascal in me … says, `We both love black music. We like to play black music for white people.’

AP: There are a number of collaborative tours this summer, from Kiss and Def Leppard to Beyonce and Jay Z. Who would you like to see hit the road together?

Santana: I’d like to see Metallica and Wayne Shorter and Herbie Hancock to broaden the wings. Metallica did a thing with a symphony, so they’re capable, of course, of playing without volume or with volume. I just like to expand popularity with genius. … I invite brothers like Jay Z who have the money to start bringing the African brothers back to the United States. Since 9/11, if your name is Idrissa Diop or if you have a Muslim name, they won’t let you in. But they let the Irish people in and they let the Canadian people in and people from Australia. Man, how come you don’t let the African people come in? … If I had the money and the means that Jay Z has, I would bring African musicians. … I’m going to invite them. We’re going to create something like this in Las Vegas where we can co-headline, because these brothers need to be taken to schools in America so the brothers (here) can learn how to play the drums again. That’s the thing I have in common with Africa - I understand the drum … it’s in my DNA.

 

[Snitchin Splatter]

if this song dont make you dance in the street you have no soul

 

[Poitier]

Jay Z and Russell Simmons have less Black solidarity than Carlos Santana

 

[porque]

 

[LevelUp]

Jay Z and Russell Simmons have less Black solidarity than Carlos Santana

that the depressing thing. Carlos has always been vocal though

 

[the cac mamba]

 

[CinnaSlim]

I adore him and his wife, Cindy Blackman.

 

[LevelUp]

what the matter breh?

 

[TooLazyToMakeUp1]

I was ridin' in the car with the homies and turned on some Fela Kuti and they collectively told me to, "Turn dat shyt off, nikka "



This my car, hoes

 

[krackdagawd]

if this song dont make you dance in the street you have no soul

 

[Yinny]

I came in here to post this.


Don't turn your back on me baaaaabbbbbaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyy

 

[LevelUp]

I was ridin' in the car with the homies and turned on some Fela Kuti and they collectively told me to, "Turn dat shyt off, nikka "



This my car, hoes

Fela is another guy who was like that, ever seen the documentary breh?

 

[BocaRear]

I ain't from Africa, nikka I'm from crenshaw mafia

 

[LevelUp]

i like his thought process and the fact that at his age he is still innovative, when you measure up what he is doing (not so much the musical aspect), but more so on the social side of things its just

me and a friend were talking about how in hip-hop there isnt even a union, and how folks should form one.





















i doubt that happen though

 

[MekaCatt]

I was ridin' in the car with the homies and turned on some Fela Kuti and they collectively told me to, "Turn dat shyt off, nikka "



This my car, hoes

Nobody tells me what to listen to in my car. If you don't like it get to steppin,'