From NPR Music and All Songs Considered, I'm Robin Hilton.

Back in 1972, Carlos Santana released the album,

Caravanceri.

A lot of fans were really surprised by it

and even turned off by the album

because it leaned so heavily into jazz fusion.

It was an entirely new sound for Santana.

It also signaled a kind of spiritual awakening

that's become a through line for Santana's music ever since.

As we mark the 50th anniversary of Caravanceri,

our friends at NPR's Alt Latino Felix Contreras

and Anamaria Sair, they set down the Santana

to talk with them about the album, Caravanceri,

and how pivotal it became in his career.

Here's Anamaria.

Is talking to Santana like kind of one of your top, top dream

interviews?

You know, it's difficult because I know too much.

You know?

Like how do you not sound like a stalker?

No too much?

Yeah, exactly.

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