Santana - Europa (Earth's Cry, Heaven's Smile)

The instrumental "Europa (Earth's Cry, Heaven's Smile)" is among Carlos Santana's most endurable and well-loved songs. It's a wonderful showcase for his guitar-playing style, where his band lays down a gentle latin groove as a perfect companionship for what has become more or less a true signature performance for the great man. The song first appeared on the 1976 album Amigos, but the version you'll find here is the superior version from the 1977 live album Moonflower. Stunningly beautiful, nothing less.

Listen