Listen as I talk with John Santos, 7 time Grammy nominated percussionist and one of the foremost exponents of Afro-Latin music in the world today. John straddles both sides of many worlds, tradition and innovation, the sacred and the profane, the old and the new - all explored throughout this in-depth conversation about his near death experience that helped shape his path, the artist as today’s shaman, and the difference between performance and sacred invocations - woven together with music and recordings from John’s albums: La Esperanza, La Mar, and John Santos and the Machete Ensemble.

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Music Credits (in order of appearance):​

2:44 Marakitinche from the album, La Esperanza: Destani Wolf (lead vocals), Elena Pinderhughes and Samora Pinderhughes (coro), John Santos (percussion, coro, arrangement), Mario Abruzzo (percussion)

9:12  La Esperanza from the album, La Esperanza: Lázaro Galarraga (lead voice), Sandy Pérez (cajón y tumbadora), Jesus Diaz (segunda tumbadora, quinto y cajón), Javier Navarrette (guagua - sticks), John Santos (arrangement, chekere, coro), José Luis Gomez (clave, coro), Ismael Rodriguez, Willie Ludwig, Reynalda Núñez, Beatriz Muñiz (coro)

16:30 Oshún Kolé from the album, La Esperanza: Wayne Wallace (synth bass and strings), Rebeca Mauleon (coro, voice), Willie Ludwig, Ismael Rodriguez, Elena Pinderhughes (coro), John Santos (lyesá drums, ganzá, bells, woodblock, lead voice, coro)

20:02 De Allá Lejos from the album, La Mar:  Omar Sosa (piano, spoken voice), John Santos (tubes, foot stomp, shaker, voice), Maria Marquez (voices)

24:22 La Mar from the album, La Mar: Omar Sosa (piano), John Santos (ocean drum, miscellaneous percussion), Maria Marquez (voice) Rahsaan Fredericks (bass)

27:37 Nganga from the album, La Mar: Omar Sosa (piano, voice), John Santos (tumbadoras, lead voice, coro, shakers, cajón), Guillermo "Negro" Triana (coro), Lazaro Rizo (coro), Rahsaan Fredericks (bass)

29:21 La Jardinera from the album, John Santos and the Machete Ensemble: arr. W. Wallace/J. Santos, José Fajardo (flute), Orestes Vilató (timbales), John Calloway (piano), Wayne Wallace (trombone), Raúl Navarrette (trombone), Melecio Magdaluyo (alto sax), Alex Murzyn (tenor sax), David Belove, Felo Barrio (güiro, coro), Javier Navarrette (congas), John Santos (quinto, bell, crasher, coro), Orlando Torriente (coro), José Luis Gomez (coro), Bárbara Valladares (coro), Corinna Ludzuweit (school bell)

30:32 La Mar from the album, La Mar: see credits above

41:24 Marakitinche from the album, La Esperanza: see credits above