It was announced, via his website, last February that Santana would be taking to the road and heading to Bangor, Maine on the "1001 Rainbows" Tour.

Santana 6, Cori Skall
Santana 6, Cori Skall
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"Santana will perform high-energy, passion-filled songs from their fifty-year career, including fan favorites from Woodstock to Supernatural and beyond. Rainbows Tour. "

Santana 17, Cori Skall
Santana 17, Cori Skall
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Two weeks after celebrating his 76th birthday, Carlos Santana and his band brought the heat to Maine showing a crow of thousands in Bangor that "age ain't nothin' but a number."

Santana 52, Cori Skall
Santana 52, Cori Skall
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A picture-perfect day of sunshine and low humidity had fans primed for what was expected to be a perfect evening, weather-wise, to take in a show.

Santana 59, Cori Skall
Santana 59, Cori Skall
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And when the rock legend took to the stage, shortly after 7 PM with almost no fanfare, launching into Soul Sacrifice,  Santana let the music do the talking for the first half an hour.

Santana 36, Cori Skall
Santana 36, Cori Skall
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Flowing effortlessly from one song to the next, making the music sound like one long, continuous mash-up of hits, from Evil Ways to Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen, Oye Como Va to some other great covers like War's Spill The Wine to the Doors Road House Blues. 

Santana 41, Cori Skall
Santana 41, Cori Skall
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The musicianship of the band, featuring CINDY BLACKMAN SANTANA on drums, vocalists RAY GREENE and ANDY VARGAS, BENNY RIETVELD on bass, DAVID K MATHEWS on Keyboards, percussionists PAOLI MEJÍAS and DAVID K MATHEWS, was second to none.

Santana 19, Cori Skall
Santana 19, Cori Skall
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During brief interludes with the audience, the Rock Legend sent well wishes to the crowd.

Santana 11, Cori Skall
Santana 11, Cori Skall
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"We wish you great health, peace of mind. I don't know if you can tell but we're not lip-synching. Be happy and have fun.'

Santana 3, Cori Skall
Santana 3, Cori Skall
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And after what was a masterclass in drumming, Santana advised the audience that the only way the band is able to keep on going after all these years is a combination of dedication and discipline.

Santana 19, Cori Skall
Santana 19, Cori Skall
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"If you don't have your D's together (discipline, devotion, dedication, and diet) and try to  play like that, you will f*cking pass out!"

Santana 4, Cori Skall
Santana 4, Cori Skall
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Finishing the evening off with the fan-favorite "Smooth" Santana did not disappoint and folks in attendance left elated.

Santana 42, Cori Skall
Santana 42, Cori Skall
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Santana wraps up their tour at the end of the week, August 6 in Springfield, MA.

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