Mother Africa

~ Recording by Santana

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.6Mother Africa5:55SantanaWelcome (Pitman pressing)SantanaAlbum
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)PC 32445
1.6Mother Africa5:55SantanaWelcome (Santa Maria pressing)SantanaAlbum
  • US1973-11-09
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)PC 32445
1.6Mother Africa5:56SantanaWelcomeSantanaAlbum
  • XW1973-11-09
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)
1.6Mother Africa5:55SantanaWelcomeSantanaAlbum
  • JP1993-06-21
Sony Records (Japanese imprint)SRCS 6319
1.6Mother Africa5:55SantanaWelcomeSantanaAlbum
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CD 32194
4.10Mother Africa5:56Carlos SantanaThe Very BestCarlos SantanaAlbum + Compilation
1.6Mother Africa5:56SantanaWelcomeSantanaAlbum
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)511130 2
1.6Mother Africa5:56SantanaWelcomeSantanaAlbum
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)CK 85944
1.6Mother Africa5:56SantanaWelcomeSantanaAlbum
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)CK 85944
3.6Mother Africa5:56SantanaOriginal Album ClassicsSantanaAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2008-10-04
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)88697295502
3.8Mother Africa5:57SantanaGreatest HitsSantanaAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)88725495382
3.6Mother Africa5:56SantanaOriginal Album ClassicsSantanaAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)
1.6Mother Africa5:56SantanaWelcomeSantanaAlbum
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)XSON27912F96
1.6Mother Africa5:55SantanaWelcomeSantanaAlbum
  • JP2023-11-29
Sony Records International (Japanese TEXTLESS boxed Walking Eye imprint)SICP-10150
2.6Mother Africa5:56SantanaWelcomeSantanaAlbum
  • JP2023-11-29
Sony Records International (Japanese TEXTLESS boxed Walking Eye imprint)SICP-10150

Relationships

producer:Tom Coster
Carlos Santana
Michael Shrieve (drummer)
bass guitar and mbira [Kalimba]:Carlos Santana (in 1973-04)
congas:Armando Peraza (percussionist) (in 1973-04)
drums (drum set):Maitreya Michael Shrieve (drummer) (in 1973-04)
electric piano and shekere:Richard Kermode (in 1973-04)
marimba, organ [Yamaha] and piano [acoustic]:Tom Coster (in 1973-04)
solo soprano saxophone:Jules Broussard (in 1973-04)
timbales:José “Chepito” Áreas (in 1973-04)
recording of:Mother Africa (in 1973-04)

Mother Africa

writer:Tom Coster
Herbie Mann
Carlos Santana