Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States
Tracks1.1 Africa Speaks - 4:47 1.2 Batonga - 5:43 1.3 Oye Este Mi Canto - 5:58 1.4 Yo Me Lo Meresco - 6:12 1.5 Blue Skies - 9:08 1.6 Paraísos Quemados - 5:59 1.7 Breaking Down the Door - 4:30 1.8 Los Invisibles - 5:54 1.9 Luna Hechicera - 4:47 1.10 Bembele - 5:51 1.11 Candombe Cumbele - 5:36
NotesAfrica Speaks is the 2019 energy-infused, full-length album from Santana. It features the soulful vocals of Afro-Latin singer Buika and was produced by legendary producer Rick Rubin. Santana and his eight-piece band (featuring his wife, Cindy Blackman Santana, on drums), convened at Rubin's Shangri La Studios in Malibu, and in a joyous and stimulating 10-day period they recorded an astonishing number of tracks, many of them in one take. Inspired by the melodies, sounds and rhythms of Africa, Santana has created a truly memorable and powerful experience that also promises to be one of his most groundbreaking albums yet.