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Updated Oct 14 with setlist
Santana +
The Gipsy Kings &
Cindy Blackman@
Paris Bercy, Oct 12 2010
Santana is back in Paris (After playing in
Bercy on June 24 2008 with
Sheryl Crow, click for Pics, setlist & review) to promote his new album of covers with many guests on guitar, as often these last few years
Santana is his own guest on one of his album.
needless to tell you that we're not interested but LIVE Santana is always great.
so there's no way we could miss this gig.
Sanntana is still very popular in France , he's playing Bercy, it's not sold-out but it's hard to find an empty seat.
Oh yeah ! it's an all seated concert, lots of late 30's -40's & 50's in the audience and a few kids too, it's a family affair.
Santana + The Gipsy KingsWith
Santana it's always groovy with latin rythms, the kind of music perfect for dancing but not in Paris ( once again) people prefered to stay seated even if
Santana told them that seats are props and that everybody should dance, even both singers tried to have them stand up on their feet, They couldn't.
Lots of Classics of course, we're here to listen to the old stuff, the sound is perfect even with 2 drummers, 1 percussion, 2 singers, 2 guitars & a couple of horns.
S
antana was delighted to introduced the lovely
Cindy Blackman on drums for a couple of songs, she's the new
Ms Santana and former drummer for
Lenny kravitz.
Great drum solo baby !
It's 9:40 PM and after 70 min it's time for a 20 min intermission.
For the second part we had a couple of guys from
The Gipsy Kings to play a couple of songs, not really my cup of tea but it was fun.
Then we had more hits more guitar soli, a strange groovy-rap version of
AC/DC's
"Back in Black" ( great nevertheless) and a great version of
Cream's
"Sunshine of your love" here on video (scroll down).
There was a small tribute to
John Lennon when the bass player during his solo played "Imagine".
Dennis Chambers also had his minutes of fame with a powerfull drum solo.
All the musicians were introduced,
Cindy came back on the stage for a little dance with her husband.
Isn't she lovely
Same encores with "Soul sacrifice & into the night ( I hope I get it right)
Then it' was time to say goodbye to us all.
11:50 PM the End
Thanks again for 3 groovy hours of show.
Can I get an Amen ?
