Cindy Blackman Santana: The Music, Message & Meaning of Coherence

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Cindy Blackman Santana returns to Boomerocity for her fifth conversation with Randy Patterson, this time for an in-depth discussion of her new album, Coherence . Cindy takes us inside an album built around musical conversation, improvisation, spirituality, love, and the belief that seemingly different voices can create something powerful when they truly listen to one another. We talk about her remarkable musical relationship with Carlos Santana; "The Message Is Love," featuring Carlos and an introduction from Snoop Dogg; and "Guitar Love," which brings together Carlos and legendary guitarist John McLaughlin. That last collaboration creates an interesting Boomerocity connection: Randy…