Santana DVD; ``SUPERNATURAL LIVE -- An Evening With Carlos Santana and Friends'' Shoots to Double Platinum Status and is Honored At VSDA Awards.Entertainment Editors LOS ANGELES--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Jan. 31, 2001 "SUPERNATURAL" Phenomenon Continues Into 2001 With Three Blockbuster Entertainment Awards Nominations and One Nod for the Brit Awards For Brits, a South African town, see Brits, North West The BRIT Awards, often simply called The BRITs, are the annual United Kingdom pop music awards founded by the British Phonographic Industry. It's just been announced that Santana is up for three major awards at the April 10, 2001 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards at Los Angeles' Shrine Auditorium The Shrine Auditorium is a landmark large-event venue in Los Angeles, California, USA. It is also the headquarters of the Al Malaikah Temple, a division of the Shriners. , vying for top honors in the "Favorite Group of the Year," "Favorite Group-Rock" and "Favorite CD" categories, the last for the blockbuster in its own right, "SUPERNATURAL." Concurrently, in only four months since its debut, the interactive DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. "SUPERNATURAL LIVE -- An Evening with Carlos Santana Carlos Augusto Alves Santana (born July 20 1947), is a Grammy Award-winning Mexican-born American Latin rock musician and guitarist. He became famous in the late 1960s and early 1970s with his band, the Santana Blues Band, going mostly under the title "Santana", which and Friends," has been certified double platinum in the DVD-VHS music video combined category, and is a steadily climbing platinum-plus selection in DVD sales alone. Also this month, "SUPERNATURAL LIVE" was named "Best Music DVD" at the annual convention -- the largest of its kind in the world -- of the Video Software Dealer's Association (VSDA VSDA Video Software Dealers Association ), the trade organization representing the $16 billion home video entertainment industry. The double-platinum disc, boasting DTS (1) (Digital Theatre Sound) A digital audio encoding system used in movie and home theaters. Popularized by the movie Jurassic Park, the six-channel (5. and Dolby Digital A digital audio encoding system from Dolby used in movie and home theaters. First used in 1995, Dolby Digital employs Dolby's AC-3 (Audio Coding-3) coding and compression technology and is the standard for DVD-Video and HDTV. 5. 5.1 sound, is a gala, full-length concert celebration of music legend Carlos Santana's music. Originally released on Sept. 15, 2000, "SUPERNATURAL LIVE -- An Evening with Carlos Santana and Friends," scored the second highest debut week in history for a DVD/Music video, and is currently a Top 5 title in that classification. "SUPERNATURAL LIVE -- An Evening with Carlos Santana and Friends," features an all-star line-up including Lauryn Hill, Dave Matthews
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In addition to all new concert versions of "Smooth" and "SUPERNATURAL's" other platinum No. 1 single, "Maria, Maria" -- performed live here with The Product G&B and on record in collaboration with Wyclef Jean -- "SUPERNATURAL LIVE" spotlights a half-dozen more tracks from the internationally applauded album including "Put Your Lights On" with Everlast, and "Love Of My Life" with Dave Matthews. The concert was originally recorded April 8 in Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, and broadcast on the FOX Television network -- the special, aired as "A Supernatural Evening with Santana," won a 2000 EMMY Award Emmy award Annual presentation for outstanding achievement in U.S. television. Its name is taken from the nickname “immy” for the image orthicon, a television camera tube. for Best Editing. In addition to repertoire from the record-breaking RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America, Washington, DC, www.riaa.com) A membership association of music recording companies. Its goal is to promote the record label industry and protect the rights of copyright owners. It was a major contributor to the SDMI digital distribution system. Diamond-status album "SUPERNATURAL" -- which has sold upwards of 22 million units worldwide -- "SUPERNATURAL LIVE" showcases a number of world-class performances available nowhere else. Among the musical moments exclusive to "SUPERNATURAL LIVE" are Carlos and Sarah McLachlan's unforgettable duet of her Top 5 single "Angel" from the hit movie "City of Angels"; three previously unreleased songs by Santana; a re-worked version of the 60s rock instrumental "Apache" with Wayne Shorter lending his sax prowess; and a concert-closing, bring-down-the-house medley of all-time, signature Santana favorites "Oye Como Va" and "Gypsy Queen." "SUPERNATURAL LIVE's" spectacular concert presentation is rounded out by almost an hour of interactive material. Fans can explore behind-the-scenes glimpses of the all-star roster in rehearsal, an interview with and biography of Carlos Santana, a Santana photo gallery, a custom `featurette' on "SUPERNATURAL" the album, song lyrics, fan club details and more. Also on the menu are the original video clips A short video presentation. for "Smooth," "Maria Maria," "Put Your Lights On" (with guest Everlast), and "Corazon Espinado" (with guests Fher and Mana). Internationally, "SUPERNATURAL LIVE" remains at an equal level of popularity. The video/DVD has charted in the top ten in the United Kingdom, France, Holland, Belgium, Germany, Sweden, Denmark, Spain, Australia, New Zealand New Zealand (zē`lənd), island country (2005 est. pop. 4,035,000), 104,454 sq mi (270,534 sq km), in the S Pacific Ocean, over 1,000 mi (1,600 km) SE of Australia. The capital is Wellington; the largest city and leading port is Auckland. , Japan, Canada, Mexico and Brazil. With international video and broadcast distributed by Aviva International, the television program has aired throughout Europe, Asia (including Japan), Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. , Australia, New Zealand and Africa. Certification (gold) has been reached in Japan and expected in other markets internationally in 2001. The huge and instant success of "SUPERNATURAL LIVE" is just one element in the remarkable, enduring popularity of its namesake album, which has become the No. 6 best-selling best·sell·er also best seller n. A product, such as a book, that is among those sold in the largest numbers. best album of the entire Soundscan era. "SUPERNATURAL's" ever-growing gallery of honors include a record-breaking 9 Awards at the 2000 GRAMMYs including Album of the Year, Best Rock Album, Best Performance By a Duo or Group for "Maria, Maria," and Record of the Year & Song of the Year for the smash hit "Smooth." At the first annual LATIN GRAMMY Awards The Latin Grammy Awards were launched in 2000 with a telecast aired on CBS. It was the first primarily Spanish language prime-time program carried on an American network television. in September 2000, "SUPERNATURAL" swept three major categories, including Best Pop Instrumental Performance for "El Farol," and Best Rock Performance By a Duo or Group with Vocals and Record of the Year for the KC Porter-produced "Corazon Espinado" (featuring Mana). At Spain's Amigo Awards (that country's equivalent to the GRAMMYs) in November 2000, "SUPERNATURAL" was named "Best International Album" and Santana declared "Best International Band." Also in November, Rock `n Roll Hall of Famer Carlos Santana was awarded the distinction of "Man of the Year" at the My VH-1 Music Awards, and "Smooth" ruled in the "Your Song Kicked Ass But Was Played Too Damn Much" competition. In December, the "SUPERNATURAL" phenomenon was reflected in four top honors at the 2000 Billboard Awards, including "Hot 100 Singles Sales" for "Maria Maria," "Hot Adult Top 40 Singles & Tracks" for "Smooth," "Top Internet Album Sales Artist" and "Top Internet Album Sales." In Downbeat down·beat n. 1. Music a. The downward stroke made by a conductor to indicate the first beat of a measure. b. The first beat of a measure. 2. Informal A period of stagnation or inactivity. Magazine's annual year-end music awards issue, The Santana Band took "Best Band," and Carlos was named "Best Artist." While the new year may find music legend Carlos Santana on a much deserved break, enjoying time with his family before returning to the studio in May to record a new album, his music -- and "SUPERNATURAL" success -- is on no such hiatus. Just as "SUPERNATURAL LIVE -- An Evening with Carlos Santana and Friends," was certified double-platinum, it was announced that Santana is a contender in the "Best International Group" category of the prestigious Brit Awards, the United Kingdom's celebrated answer to the GRAMMYs, whose ceremony takes place in London on Feb. 26, 2001. Carlos Santana's incredible artistry has spanned five decades, survived countless musical trends, sold more than 90 million albums, played live to upwards of 30 million worldwide, and garnered countless awards and honors, both musical and humanitarian. More than three decades into this remarkable career, Carlos Santana is at the top of his game, and his universal message of compassion, love and understanding is more vital and relevant than ever. As we (really) enter the new millennium in 2001, the magical spirit of "SUPERNATURAL LIVE" is the perfect way to celebrate.
"SUPERNATURAL LIVE -- An Evening With Carlos Santana and Friends"
(Arista DVD 07822-15750-9)
(Da Le) Yaleo Santana Band w/horns
Love Of My Life Santana Band w/Dave Matthews & Carter Beauford
Angel Carlos Santana w/Sarah McLachlan
Put Your Lights On Santana Band w/Everlast
Africa Bamba Santana Band w/horns
Do You Like The Way Santana Band w/Lauryn Hill, Cee-Lo & horns
Migra Santana Band w/horns
Day Of Celebration Santana Band
Victory Is Won Santana Band
Maria Maria Santana Band w/The Product G&B
Apache Carlos Santana, Chester Thompson & Wayne Shorter
Smooth/Dame Tu Amor Santana Band w/Rob Thomas & horns
Gypsy Queen/
Oye Como Va Santana Band
ENCORE: Make
Somebody Happy/
Right On Be Free Santana Band w/ Cee-Lo, Everlast, Dave Matthews,
Sarah McLachlan, The Product G&B, Rob Thomas,
Carter Beauford & Wayne Shorter
For more information on Carlos Santana visit www.santana.com. |
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