Sacred Fire: Live in South America

Sacred Fire: Live in South America is an album by Santana, released in 1993. This album is dedicated to the life of Cesar Chavez. "Live in South America" is not correct, since Mexico does not belong to South America.

Sacred Fire: Live in South America
Live album by
Santana
ReleasedNovember 2, 1993
RecordedMay 22–23, 1993
VenuePalacio de los Deportes
(Mexico City, Mexico)
GenreLatin rock, Chicano rock, jazz rock
Length77:19
LabelPolydor
ProducerCarlos Santana, Chester Thompson
Santana chronology
Milagro
(1992)		 Sacred Fire: Live in South America
(1993)		 Live at the Fillmore 1968
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]

There is also a video of this album, by the similar name of Sacred Fire: Live in Mexico, featuring additional songs not featured on the album. Produced by Paul Flattery and directed by Peter Nydrle. As well as the concert, the video features shots of Carlos playing guitar at various historic sites around Mexico City.[2]

The album peaked at 181 in the Billboard 200.[3]

Track listing
  1. "Angels All Around Us" (Sanders) – 1:57
  2. "Vive la Vida (Life Is for Living)" (Sefolosha) – 4:18
  3. "Esperando" (Santana, Thompson, Perazzo, Charles) – 5:58
  4. "No One to Depend On" (Carabello, Escovedo, Rolie) – 4:38
  5. "Black Magic Woman / Gypsy Queen" (Green/Szabo) – 8:53
  6. "Oye Como Va" (Puente) – 5:07
  7. "Samba Pa Ti" (Santana) – 6:49
  8. "Guajira" (Brown, Areas, Reyes) – 6:13
  9. "Make Somebody Happy" (Santana, Ligertwood) – 7:14
  10. "Toussaint l'Overture" (Santana, Areas, Brown, Carabello, Rolie, Schon, Shrieve) – 6:52
  11. "Soul Sacrifice / Don't Try This at Home" (Santana, Areas, Brown, Carabello, Rolie, Schon, Shrieve/Perazzo, Rekow) – 7:26
  12. "Europa (Earth's Cry Heaven's Smile)" (Santana, Coster) – 6:11
  13. "Jin-Go-Lo-Ba" (Olatunji) – 5:43

A bonus disc with 3 additional tracks ("Spirits Dancing in the Flesh", "Wings of Grace", "Get It in Your Soul") were included in a limited edition Japanese re-release.

Personnel
  • Alex Ligertwood – vocals
  • Vorriece Cooper – vocals, percussion
  • Carlos Santana – guitars, vocals
  • Jorge Santana – guitars, vocals
  • Chester Thompson – organ, keyboards, vocals
  • Myron Dove – bass guitar, vocals
  • Walfredo Reyes, Jr. – drums
  • Karl Perazzo – percussion, conga, timbales, vocals
  • Raul Rekow – percussion, conga, vocals

References
  1. Ruhlmann, William. Sacred Fire: Live in South America at AllMusic
  2. Santana: Sacred Fire, Live in Mexico (DVD video). Island Def Jam Music Group. 1993. OCLC 47982489. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
  3. "Sacred Fire: Santana Live in South America - Santana | Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic.com. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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