For more than five decades, Carlos Santana has been the visionary force behind an artistic expression with which he has transcended generational, cultural and geographical borders through his creations. In addition, their participations with several artists have allowed a musical explosion with fusion of rhythms.
This Friday, May 30, Santana surprised his fans again with the launch of I retire, A topic in collaboration with the Border Group that defines how it is the beginning of a project that is achieving something multidimensional and that will include more surprises.
Hours before the publication of the new song, Santana offered an interview to Free press and through a videoconference gave details of that collaboration and his musical work.
“Whenever new projects arise, the passion for music is included,” said Santana.
For the winner of 10 Grammy and Tres Latin Grammy awards, working with the Border Group continues to show that music is universal and that, regardless of the styles of each artist, you can create pieces that connect and dignify.
“We can be different, but we are connected thanks to music. In addition, thanks to my father, in Tijuana I learned how to articulate sounds, vibration and frequency. He taught me to have value and have confidence that, if I can articulate a sound called the universal note, then I can connect everywhere,” Santana added.
The musician also recalled that union is strength and that, to create music, art, or execute any activity, no nationality matters.
“From a child I learned that we can connect in different ways. At present, thank God we know how to make people laugh, cry and dance at the same time, that they feel the spirit they have inside, that they feel it and can say they can say with confidence and clarity: or I am divine and I am light. And then they can say: I am Puerto Rican or African connect and create anywhere and complement life, ”added Santana, who promotes I retire, The new single that could become a hymn of multigenerational spite.
The subject
According to Sony Music, I retire It is an iconic northern fusion and rock which has the felt interpretation of the Border Group, who transmits emotional tension and shady feelings behind the last goodbye and Santana, who brings the luminous element through its incandescent guitar that fills the emotional gaps of the loss.
With the launch of I retireSantana commented that he admired the authenticity behind the proposal of Grupo Frontera, while the group fulfilled a dream when collaborating with one of the rock legends worldwide.
“When I listen to the music and lyrics of this song, it is about healing people, sharing with them light, love and joy. For me, I retire It is intended to raise our spirit and align our motives, purpose and intentions towards the highest good of life, people and the planet, ”Santana added.
Sony indicated that Edgar Barrera, known in the music industry as an architect of collaborations, wrote and produced the subject. In addition, he was the architect of this fusion between Santana and Grupo Frontera.
“Barrera, the 26th winner of Latin Grammy and winner of Grammy, connected both artists during this special year in which Santana celebrates a decade of her annual residence in Las Vegas,” Sony added.
Convinced to collaborate with one of their idols and motivated to merge styles, the members of the Border Group thanked the opportunity to publish a song next to one of the world icons.
“It is always a surreal moment to collaborate with people whom you have admired all your life. Edgar Barrera told us that Santana wanted to make a song together and we were impacted. Being in the same room with him, seeing him work, left us speechless. We learned a lot from experience,” said the Border Group.
The collaborations
With the publication of I retire, Santana said he always gets excited to create music with new artists, who tries to transmit his energy and receive the light of his colleagues.
“I am grateful to God because he gave me that technique of knowing how to complement with everything that puts me in front of me. When I touch I have a lot of energy, then I use it to put it at the feet of God and to serve people. I do not touch for flags or I play for patriotism. I did not born for that, I was born so that the world wakes up and we are what we are: first light and divinity and then whatever you want,” said Santana.
The multipremiad musician has enjoyed a prolific career that has allowed several successful collaborations in which he has merged rock, blues, jazz and Latin rhythms with which he has marked milestones and among which highlights with Rob Thomas, Dave Matthews, Steven Tyler, Gloria Estefan, Maná and Juanes, among others.
“I love collaborating with musicians who are promoting victory and victory. I do not identify with victims because I do not like to walk like a dog with my tail, so, in I retire, His music and his lyrics are trying to heal people, share with them light, love and joy. In addition, it is destined to raise our spirit and align our motives, ”said Santana.
The outstanding musician emphasized that I retire It is a teaching of thanks and what, with the Border Group they transform the heartbreak into medicine.
“If a woman and a man have a relationship that is sacred and beautiful, but when it ends, it should be understood that someone does not love you anymore. Then, we celebrate what we had with honor and respect and continue with fate to also celebrate light and divinity,” he added.
The members of the Frontera Group recognized the quality of Carlos Santana and thanked for what they achieved when working in this new song.
“What we always learn from these emblematic artists with whom we have worked is that it does not matter how many years you have been career, Professionalism and work is the same. He arrived, greeted us and dedicated himself to work. That is something we have to learn, ”said the members of the Border Group.
“It feels very nice to share with them, it is the beginning because we are going to do more things in the future … we want a tour, a Latin woodstock,” Santana added.
Santana’s motivation
According to Carlos Santana, the only Mexican in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, the theme I retire Mix its iconic and rebel guitar with the northern and nostalgic rhythms of Grupo Frontera, a combination that is the perfect conductive thread to enjoy a story.
“Life has to be delicious and not bitter. I identify with Picasso and Da Vinci. I am an artist who wants to do the same thing that mother Teresa did: cure, feed and give hope for people … I was born to play music that puts your wings in my heart, that you can fly with your imagination and get higher than you imagine, ”Santana concluded.