Novus as the Magnum Opus of the Musico-Spiritual Ministrations of Carlos Santana: An Appraisal of his Works  

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Osai, O. Jason

Jenis: Article from Journal - e-Journal
Dalam koleksi: Melintas: An International Journal of Philosophy and Religion vol. 26 no. 01 (Apr. 2010), page 1-16.
Topik: Virtuosity; Multicultural; Multi-genre; Modernity; Universal lyricism; Shamanism
Fulltext: 26_01_Jason Osai.pdf (177.01KB)

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The music of Santana, arguably, magnificently embodies the virtuosity and raw creativity of the sixties, seventies and eighties, the “cool” of the nineties and twenties and the oneness and spiritual essence of the human race. It has therefore demonstrated the resilient capacity for continually reaching and sensitively touching successive generations of fans of multicultural extraction with passionate musical idioms, which are a fusion of rock, jazz, blues, soul and Latin and, therefore, serving a musical menu of multicultural melodic phraseology that is as unique as it is instantly identifiable, globally. From the sixties to the present and utilizing personnel from variegated cultural and genre setting, Santana's music has become an event of global culture, transcending genre, crossing national boundaries and cultures and creating music that has emerged the soundtrack for the world. The paper subjects the works of Carlos Santana to critical analysis 26.1.2010 [01-16] 1 covering the musical idioms and lyrical idiomatic expressions from the perspective of the universalism of his lyricism and opines that there is a religio-philosophical stream of thoughts that runs through his albums over a timeframe of more than three decades, from Santana I (1969) to Shaman (2002) from which “Novus” is taken. The paper opines that “Novus,” a song that suavely combines canal love and the eternity of Divine Love, is the magnum opus of Santana's musical ministrations and mission in which he has consistently advocated harmony in humanity from the perspective of Mayan philosophies and shamanism. Same as his other works with spiritual essence, “Novus,” transcends religion and touches the human spirit irrespective of color or creed, station or location. “Novus,” the paper concludes, is vintage Carlos Santana—the multidimensional spirit; it represents the quintessence of the man; it is his magnum opus and, therefore, valedictory.

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