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Carlos Santana: Don’t Play Music, Play Life!

Carlos Santana: Don’t Play Music, Play Life!

The legend shares insights on the guitar as a lead voice, the power of a single note, the instrument's role in society, creating musical Mona Lisas, shooting for a higher goal, and his long, loving history with Miles Davis, B.B. King, Jerry Garcia, Pharoah Sanders, John McLaughlin and other all-time-greats


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Carlos Santana on Searching for Danger and Beauty in Music | Wong Notes Podcast

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