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Artist:Santana [ more ]
Song:Samba Pa Ti
Album:Moonflower [ info ]
Released:1978
Last Played:May 09, 2013 - 16:30
Avg. Rating:8.3  (Total Ratings: 801)
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1 votes: 16 (2%)2 votes: 14 (1.7%)3 votes: 17 (2.1%)4 votes: 16 (2%)5 votes: 12 (1.5%)6 votes: 24 (3%)7 votes: 51 (6.4%)8 votes: 181 (23%)9 votes: 229 (29%)10 votes: 241 (30%)
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kingart
(Brooklyn NY)
Posted: May 09, 2013 - 16:34 

HEAVEN! 
This is music that changed my outlook and my life halfway through the first hearing. It was the very definition of exquisite timing. I had never heard anything like it. Spoke to me in vast volumes. 
I believe he was only 23 years old when he cut this.  
juanos
(Somewhere between the US and Guatemala)
Posted: Apr 08, 2013 - 12:39 

long time no hear.... oh what a great song!!!
km888888
Posted: Oct 02, 2012 - 06:19 

Great memory.  Dropped a hit of acid and rode the tune through.  Fitting that the name of the next tune on the album is "Hope Your Feeling Better".  I sure was......
Briangswing
Posted: Sep 11, 2012 - 06:30 

I remember back in the day when I saw Carlos and the boys play at Winterland to a full house.
Nothing quite does it like his guitar excellence.
Still a favorite - timeless. 
johnjconn
(chicago land)
Posted: Aug 31, 2012 - 17:30 

Makes my San Tana stand at attention{#Dancingbanana_2}
bokey
Posted: Jul 31, 2012 - 07:40 

  In high school they'd play this as the intro to the morning PA announcements.
cinziacursio
(Holland)
Posted: Jul 31, 2012 - 07:30 

If you can't escape the reality listen this and you will fly .. at least for a bit :)


lily34
(lexvegas)
Posted: Jul 31, 2012 - 07:29 

 WonderLizard wrote:
It is fairly well known (and documented) that Carlos idolized Gabor Szabo, and that "Samba Pa Ti" is an homage to him. It's always struck me as remarkable that a Hungarian guitarist would have so much influence on Brazilian pop, especially the bossa nova of the early '60s. Fittingly, Carlos dedicates a samba to him. BTW, Szabo's work with Chico Hamilton is killer stuff.
 
thanks for this. i didn't know.
WonderLizard
(2,755.46 mi. due east of Paradise)
Posted: Apr 27, 2012 - 06:23 

It is fairly well known (and documented) that Carlos idolized Gabor Szabo, and that "Samba Pa Ti" is an homage to him. It's always struck me as remarkable that a Hungarian guitarist would have so much influence on Brazilian pop, especially the bossa nova of the early '60s. Fittingly, Carlos dedicates a samba to him. BTW, Szabo's work with Chico Hamilton is killer stuff.
DeeCee1109
(People's Republic of A2)
Posted: Apr 27, 2012 - 06:11 

Awesome.
zenhead
(Maine)
Posted: Apr 27, 2012 - 06:08 

i've always thought this was a gorgeous melody, and a wonderful arrangement. one of my favorite santana tunes.
Dinges,_the_Dude
(below sea-level, N52°22', E4°52')
Posted: Mar 26, 2012 - 12:40 

Great song! It always takes me back to when I was still a child in the '70s. Sweet memories.
coloradojohn
(Tokyo till Jan. 29, then it's back to Rocky Mtn Way!)
Posted: Jan 23, 2012 - 03:30 

THIS is one of those songs...can bring a reverential hush to any gathering...which is cool, because when the guitar really starts to sing and the melody takes off, it shifts the whole thing into another gear, whether it's Red Rocks or a candle-lit bedroom...ROCK ON!
unclehud
(300 feet above the planet)
Posted: Dec 22, 2011 - 09:34 

I always thought it was "Samba Par-Tee" ...
sunward
(British Columbia)
Posted: Jul 17, 2011 - 16:30 

 sunward wrote:
Sublime!
 


I remember a time when a friend and I were at a restaurant in Toronto. There was a jukebox and I played this song. When I returned to the table, our relationship went to a whole other level. I always think of that when I hear this beautiful piece.
tpastor
(Manchester, CT)
Posted: Jul 17, 2011 - 16:24 

Can never get enough of Santana.  Love to hear some deep cuts off Borboletta.
sunward
(British Columbia)
Posted: Jul 17, 2011 - 16:14 

Sublime!
PeeBee
(Down South in The Netherlands)
Posted: Mar 13, 2011 - 08:06 

Superb tunes never grow old!
agkagk
(Aurora, Ontario, Canada)
Posted: Nov 07, 2010 - 07:33 

Instant goosebumps!
cohifi
(Denver)
Posted: Oct 06, 2010 - 18:59 

 number54dsg wrote:

 

I sense a warm breeze blowing somewhere else

number54dsg
Posted: Aug 14, 2010 - 13:17 

 Xstar wrote:
Blues for Salvador{#Umbrella}
 


Xstar
(Florence, Kentucky)
Posted: Jun 01, 2010 - 01:50 

Blues for Salvador{#Umbrella}
4merdj
(donde el viento se devuelve)
Posted: Apr 30, 2010 - 09:15 

In the 'Time Capsule' ... 4-evah! {#Cheers}

 

 


calypsus_1
Posted: Apr 28, 2010 - 21:46 


Santana - "Samba pa ti" Live

"Wow"

"Art Is Resistance"


papaman
(Downstate New Mexico)
Posted: Mar 29, 2010 - 17:36 

Semper fi

helgigermany
(Germany)
Posted: Feb 26, 2010 - 03:42 

Very nice!!
calypsus_1
Posted: Nov 04, 2009 - 19:50 


Santana - "Samba Pa Ti" Live in Zagreb (1998)

"He never plays this song the same way twice! I think it must be his ambition never to repeat the style of the original recording. Cant wait to see him in october, yes."


DaveInVA
(VA)
Posted: Aug 21, 2009 - 12:04 

 RedGuitar wrote:

Just curious, what's the first one?

 
Incident at Neshabur - that song just instantly transports me right back to my teens (for a few minutes anyways)

RedGuitar
(Iowa, USA)
Posted: Aug 21, 2009 - 09:23 

 DaveInVA wrote:
My second favorite Santana song....
 
Just curious, what's the first one?

Randomax
(Wimberley, TX)
Posted: Aug 21, 2009 - 08:39 

BLISS
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