Santana Will Bring Their Energy At The Emirates Airline Dubai Jazz Festival 2014

Dubai, November 13 2013: Chillout Productions has finally announced the headliner for the closing night of the much awaited *Emirates Airline Dubai Jazz Festival 2014. The multi-awarded global music icon, Santana, and the band will bring their highly original popular music of rock, jazz, blues and Afro-Cuban rhythms with a Latin sound on the last night of the festival February 21st 2014 at Festival Park, Dubai Festival City.

The hit makers of Number 1 Billboard Singles - ‘Into The Night’, ‘Why Don’t You & I’, ‘The Game of Love’, ‘Maria Maria’ and ‘Smooth’ - gained an immediate following which resulted in their early success and international fame in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Led by Carlos Santana, their ever-evolving sound was always ahead of its time in its universal appeal. Today, it registers as ideally in sync with the modern pan-cultural landscape. For more than four decades, Carlos has been the visionary force behind artistry that transcends musical genres and generational, cultural and geographical boundaries.

“By adding Santana to the list, we will have the biggest line up in the Middle East’s festival history with a mix of music genres that makes the Dubai International Jazz Festival an event for each and every one - satisfying all age groups and music preferences. This 12th edition is a step forward in taking the festival to the highest level following the worldwide Jazz festivals in terms of numbers of events and acts. We will be unveiling a new event soon wherein this addition to the full line up will guarantee in delivering only the best of what live entertainment can offer. More announcements are coming soon so stay put,” said Anthony Younes, Co-Founder and CEO of Chillout Productions.

About Carlos Santana

The Mexican-born American musician Carlos Santana, together with his band, emerged onto the global stage in 1969. On the same year, their self-titled debut LP came out which introduced the band’s first Top 10 hit ‘Evil Ways’. The disc stayed on Billboard’s album chart for two years. It was soon followed by two more classics and Billboard #1 albums, “Abraxas” (featuring the Top 5 hit ‘Black Magic Woman’ and Top 10 hit ‘Oye Como Va’) and “Santana III” (with Top 10 hit ‘Everybody’s Everything’). Santana has sold more than 100 million records to date. The band’s best-selling album is “Supernatural”, which sold over 27 million copies worldwide. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, it is the best-selling album of all time by a Latin artist.
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