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An intimate look at the Woodstock Music & Art Festival held in Bethel, NY in 1969, from preparation through cleanup, with historic access to insiders, blistering concert footage, and portraits of the concertgoers; negative and positive aspects are shown, from drug use by performers to naked fans sliding in the mud, from the collapse of the fences by the unexpected hordes to the surreal arrival of National Guard helicopters with food and medical assistance for the impromptu city of 500,000.

This lively and intimately-crafted documentary immerses the audience in rock icon Carlos Santana's life and musical trajectory. Filmmaker Rudy Valdez bolsters this personal narrative with pulsating, never-before-seen footage — guided by Santana himself, in his own words.

Believe it or not, there almost was a feature film about the 1969 Texas International Pop Festival which, just like the one-and-only Woodstock concerts held two weeks earlier, had its entirety preserved both on film and reel-to-reel tape. However, unlike the legendary documentation of the New York festivities that dominated big screens worldwide the following summer, the Lone Star State’s contribution to classic-rock cinema never made it past the very-rough-cut stage. Thankfully, though, this feature- length “workprint” of the film is now available for a fantastic peek at what might have been.

Santana Band live at Tanglewood, Lenox MA, USA on 18 August 1970.

Santana performing live at the Hammersmith Odeon in London, UK on December 15, 1976. A Silver Stallion DVD Production of EX Quality Color Pro-Shot (2 different TV broadacasts combination, dubbed with SBD probably from radio broadcast). Set list includes: CARNAVAL, LET THE CHILDREN PLAY, JUGANDO, BLACK MAGIC WOMAN, DANCE SISTER DANCE, REVELATIONS, OYE COMO VA, MARIA CARACOLES, EUROPA, and SOUL SACRIFICE.