Santana stays true to spirituality, that guitar sound

By Ines Min

The name ``Carlos Santana’’ evinces a strong emotion from most, simultaneously a nostalgic memory and instinctive reaction toward the guitar legend.

Well, the 10-time Grammy Award winner is back with a new album, filled with retrospective re-makes of rock classics ranging from Deep Purple’s ``Smoke on the Water’’ and Jimi Hendrix’s ``Little Wing.’’

``Guitar Heaven: The Greatest Guitar Classics of All Time’’ ― a lengthy, if surprisingly not clichéd title once the album is digested _ also boasts that celebrity factor prominent in Santana’s latest work, with collaborations bringing Yo Yo Ma and India.Arie together for a remake of George Harrison’s ``While My Guitar Gently Weeps,’’ and the influential Gavin Rossdale lending vocals to T.Rex’s ``Bang a Gong.’’