Rock stars like Lenny Kravitz and Carlos Santana need a powerful drummer.
According to Blackman Santana, who spoke with WTOP, the band has “put a new spin on” some pieces by artists like Wayne Shorter and a number of original compositions. “This band is absolutely incredible. With their enormous ears, the music can really go on a whirlwind tour, retaining both the energy and the excitement. Plus, each member of the band has an exceptional sound.”
Blackman spent his formative years immersed in a musical tapestry that included funk, jazz, classical, and rock ‘n roll. He was born in Yellow Springs, Ohio, in 1959. She relocated to Connecticut with her family and attended Hartford’s Hartt School of Music and Boston’s Berklee College of Music, but she dropped out to join the iconic doo-wop band The Drifters.
“That was fantastic since it gave me a sense of security and a small opportunity to earn some money… “Even though it wasn’t the music I wanted to play, it was still a great experience to just do consistent gigs,” she remarked.
Lenny Kravitz called her across the nation in 1993, after she had already relocated to New York City, and asked her to come to Los Angeles to be in his music video for “Are You Gonna Go My Way.” Featured in the live concert documentary “Alive from Planet Earth,” shot in Australia, she would go on to become his touring drummer for nearly twenty years.
“A common acquaintance of ours told me about this guy Lenny Kravitz, and he’s been trying to find a drummer, so I got in touch with him.” … “Who is that?” I asked. The man who was previously married to Lisa Bonet was named by him, she added. “I auditioned with about forty other drummers; I was in the back of the pack, and then Lenny said, ‘No, I choose Cindy.'” It was an incredible run of seventeen years performing o
She met her future husband, Carlos Santana, when performing with Kravitz at a German music event in 2005.
Santana, “I was with Lenny Kravitz and Santana was playing, they played first,” Blackman recounted. I was [already] in a love relationship and I think he was too, so I had the opportunity to meet him, but we didn’t hit it off. After five years had passed, he was still attempting to decide which drummer to bring in as a replacement. At first, Carlos and I only had a musical connection; but, as we began to converse, a deeper spiritual connection emerged.
Text On July 9, 2010, while performing in Chicago, he made a spectacular proposal on onstage.
Blackman Santana had this to say about his performance: “I was playing ‘Corazón Espinado,’ and I took a drum solo.” In the middle of the performance, he beckoned me to the front of the stage and began speaking. … After what felt like an eternity, he simply gazed at me, and the silence that followed was like a golden silence. It wasn’t a dead-zone silence, but it was very golden because of the way he was gazing at me. It was then that he made the statement, “Cindy, will you marry me?” We were in front of twenty to thirty thousand people. Even though I was somewhat stunned, I responded with a “Yes, without a doubt.”
Even after all these time, the husband-and-wife duo is still performing music.
“It’s truly wonderful to engage in your passion while being accompanied by the one you love,” she remarked. We have the privilege of sharing something truly sacred. When I think about music, I think of prayer; it’s the pinnacle of human connection as it can break down and overcome barriers of all kinds, including those of race, culture, and politics. So, sharing my passion of music with Carlos is the pinnacle of joy, the pinnacle of the ride.
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