Carlos Santana Releases ‘Stranger In Moscow’ Single

Carlos Santana Releases ‘Stranger In Moscow’ Single

Multi-Grammy Award-winning Rock and Roll Hall of Fame guitarist Carlos Santana has announced that his passion-filled retrospective album, Sentient, will be released via Candid Records on March 28. The album is available for pre-order now. And today, paying homage to Michael Jackson he proudly releases his live, instrumental version of Jackson’s “Stranger In Moscow,” which features Santana’s soaring guitar and beautiful melodic phrasing.

“Stranger In Moscow”

 
Stream the new single HERE

Sentient is composed of 11 dazzling tracks – three of them previously unreleased – compiled by the virtuoso guitarist, remastered and sequenced in a way that allows a new and dramatic story to emerge. As is often the case when the spark of musical magic strikes, Santana was surprised, delighted and receptive. “I’m always driven by passion, emotion and inner instinct,” he says. “When I first heard these tracks floating around in the house, I said, ‘Why don’t we put these all in one place?’”

Listeners will be captivated as they experience a live instrumental take on Michael Jackson’s haunting ballad, “Stranger in Moscow,” officially released for the first time.

Recorded in 2007 with producer and drummer Narada Michael Walden’s band, it’s a devastating masterclass performance – Santana’s guitar playing is by turns soulful and poetic, blitzing and blinding, and always breathtakingly imaginative.

“Narada knew that I loved the song, so he arranged it with his band,” Santana remembers. “I showed up and we played it with no rehearsal. I’m basically singing it with my guitar. I’m visualizing Michael Jackson and what he would do – I got pretty close. I think when Michael listened to it, wherever he is, he smiled and said, ‘Yeah, that’s it.’”

The songs that make up Sentient are complex compositionally, but they float by like a dream. There are brilliant collaborations with Michael Jackson, Smokey Robinson, Miles Davis, Paolo Rustichelli, Darryl “DMC” McDaniels and Cindy Blackman Santana, but no matter the mood or genre – whether it’s lush pop or high-intensity cosmic jazz – it’s all part of a common thread. As Santana says, “From Stravinsky to James Brown, it’s all the same song, meaning it’s all connected to the umbilical cord of humanity and planet Earth.”

“Get On,” a jazz-groove masterpiece from renowned composer Paolo Rustichelli’s lauded 1996 album Mystic Man, featuring the extraordinary collaboration of Santana with the iconic Miles Davis, will be released to radio for the first time on March 17.

Santana’s Oneness tour kicks off in Highland, CA, at Yaamava’ Resort & Casino at San Manuel on April 16 making stops in Phoenix, AZ; Albuquerque, NM; San Antonio, TX; Sugar Land, TX; Thackerville, OK; Tulsa, OK; and Nashville, TN. The Europe and UK portion of the tour begins on June 9 in Lodz, Poland with stops throughout Europe and the UK, ending in Copenhagen, Denmark on August 11. Full tour dates are below.

Tickets will be available starting with a fan presale beginning on Wednesday, December 11 HERE. Additional presales will run throughout the week ahead of the general on sale beginning on Friday, December 13 at 10am local time HERE.

The tour will also offer a variety of different VIP packages and experiences for fans to take their concert experience to the next level. Packages vary but include premium tickets, exclusive merchandise item & collectible laminate.

See All Tour Dates Here

2025 Oneness Tour North American Dates:

Wednesday, April 16, 2025 – Highland, CA – Yaamava’ Resort & Casino at San Manuel
Friday, April 18, 2025 – Phoenix, AZ – Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre
Saturday, April 19, 2025 – Albuquerque, NM – Isleta Amphitheater
Tuesday, April 22, 2025 – San Antonio, TX – Majestic Theatre
Wednesday, April 23, 2025 – Sugar Land, TX – Smart Financial Centre at Sugar Land
Friday, April 25, 2025 – Thackerville, OK – Lucas Oil Live at WinStar
Saturday, April 26, 2025 – Tulsa, OK – River Spirit Casino Resort *ON SALE 2/18/25
Tuesday, April 29, 2025 – Nashville, TN – The Pinnacle
Thursday, May 1, 2025 – New Orleans, LA – New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival @Jazz Fest

2025 House of Blues Las Vegas Residency Dates:

Wednesday, May 14 – Las Vegas, NV – House of Blues Las Vegas
Thursday, May 15 – Las Vegas, NV – House of Blues Las Vegas
Saturday, May 17 – Las Vegas, NV – House of Blues Las Vegas
Sunday, May 18 – Las Vegas, NV – House of Blues Las Vegas
Wednesday, May 21 – Las Vegas, NV – House of Blues Las Vegas
Thursday, May 22 – Las Vegas, NV – House of Blues Las Vegas
Saturday, May 24 – Las Vegas, NV – House of Blues Las Vegas
Sunday, May 25 – Las Vegas, NV – House of Blues Las Vegas

2025 Oneness Tour Europe & UK Dates:

Monday, June 9, 2025 – Lodz, Poland – Atlas Arena
Wednesday, June 11, 2025 – Budapest, Hungary – MVM Dome *ON SALE 2/13/25 AT 1PM
Friday, June 13, 2025 – Berlin, Germany – Uber Arena
Sunday, June 15, 2025 – Hamburg, Germany – Barclays Arena
Wednesday, June 18, 2025 – Glasgow, UK – OVO Hydro
Thursday, June 19, 2025 – Manchester, UK – Co-op Live
Saturday, June 21, 2025 – London, UK – The O2
Monday, June 23, 2025 – Paris, France – Accor Arena Paris
Tuesday, June 24, 2025 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Ziggo Dome
Thursday, June 26, 2025 – Antwerp, Belgium – Sportpaleis
Saturday, June 28, 2025 – Zurich, Switzerland – Hallenstadion Zürich *ON SALE 4/11/25
Monday, June 30, 2025 – Vienna, Austria – Wiener Stadthalle
Wednesday, July 2, 2025 – Mantua, Italy – Piazza Sordello – Mantova
Wednesday, July 16, 2025 – Rosenheim, Germany – ROSENHEIM SOMMERFESTIVAL 2025, Mangfall Park
Friday, July 18, 2025 – Montreux, Switzerland – Montreux Jazz Festival
Saturday, July 19, 2025 – St. Julien, France – Guitare en Scène *ON SALE 12/19/25
Monday, July 21, 2025 – Nimes, France – Festival de Nîmes
Wednesday, July 23, 2025 – Monte-Carlo, Monte-Carlo Summer Festival *ON SALE 12/18/25
Friday, July 25, 2025 – Marciac, France – Jazz à Marciac Festival
Sunday, August 3, 2025 – Marbella, Spain – Starlite Occident Festival
Friday, August 8, 2025 – Cologne, Germany – Lanxess Arena
Saturday, August 9, 2025 – Hanover, Germany – ZAG Arena
Monday, August 11, 2025 – Copenhagen, Denmark – Royal Arena