Carlos Santana’s
Supernatural Summer
time, we play close
to three hours. We’re
going to honor
yesterday, today and
tomorrow.” Despite
the marathon sets,
he says, “music never
drains me or exhausts
me.” Santana credits
a healthier lifestyle
he started embracing
around 1972: “Now
I’m 71, and because
I didn’t abuse my
body, I have the
stamina and the
vibration to present
myself and be any
age I want.” KORY GROWBEFORE CARLOS
Santana hits the
stage, he consults
with a higher power.
“It’s kind of the same
thing I did when I was
at Woodstock,” he
says, describing this
photo, taken in May
at the BottleRock fest
in Napa Valley, Cali-
fornia. “I was praying,
‘Keep me in tune and
in time. I can do the
rest.’ ” This summer,
of course, marks the
50th anniversary of
Woodstock, where
Santana exploded
onto the national
stage with a magi-
cal set the guitarist
played while tripping
on LSD, and he will
headline a golden-an-
niversary event on
the original grounds
in Bethel, New York.
Santana has other
things to celebrate
too: It’s the 20th
anniversary of his
megaselling album
Supernatural, and he
just released a new
LP, Africa Speaks,
featuring African
songs cut with Rick
Rubin. “We’re going
to bring a lot of fury
and fire,” Santana
says. “Most of the