Santana - Hymns For Peace

15.07.2004

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Featuring Chick Corea, Idrissa Drop, Herbie Hancock, Angélique Kidjo, John McLaughlin, Wayne Shorter, Steve Winwood, Ravi Coltrane

For this exceptional "Hymns For Peace" evening, the Mexican guitarist Carlos Santana is surrounded by the cream of the current jazz and world music scene. The pianist Herbie Hancock, guitarist John McLaughlin, the effervescent Beninese vocalist Angelique Kidjo, the pianist Chick Corea, Steve Winwood, Idrissa Diop, Wayne Shorter and other surprise guests performed classics by songwriters such as Bob Marley, John Lennon and Bob Dylan on the theme of peace. A vital reflection in these very troubled times. (FFJM © 2004)

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