
It is also one of the tracks featured in Nick Hornby's book, Songbook. 7 hours ago &0183 &32 A lot of them tell me that their wives got pregnant with ‘Samba Pa Ti‘ or ‘Europa‘ the ballads, Santana, 75, told The Post from his home in Hawaii. It was later covered by José Feliciano with added lyrics on his 1982 album Escenas de Amor, by Ottmar Liebert on his 1992 album Solo para ii, by Gato Barbieri on the Fania All Stars 1981 album Social Change, and also by Angélique Kidjo, who put lyrics in Yoruba on her album Oyo. In 1974 the song was covered by Bruno Battisti D'Amario and Edda Dell'Orso for the album Samba para ti. If playback doesnt begin shortly, try restarting your device. "Samba Pa Ti" is one of the group's most popular and acclaimed songs, and it is still in the band's tour set lists.

In 2008, Santana told Mojo that "Samba Pa Ti" was the first song he felt he could call his own. It is included in his first album Santana also known as the lion’s disk, due to the drawing he used on its cover. Evil Ways It was the first great success of the band formed by the musician.


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The song was written by Carlos Santana after he witnessed a jazz saxophonist playing in the street outside his apartment. Samba Pa Ti an instrumental song full of feeling with which Carlos Santana wanted to express his uniqueness and identity as a guitarist and artist. 27 on the UK Singles Chart, Santana's first single to chart in the United Kingdom. In English, the title means "Samba for You." It was released as a single in 1973. " Samba pa ti" is an instrumental by Latin rock band Santana, from their 1970 album, Abraxas.
