On July 1st, 2011, Montreux hosted the reunion of two master guitarists, Carlos Santana and John McLaughlin, with their Invitation To Illumination concert. Both musicians have been regulars at Montreux across the years but this was the first time they headlined their own concert together. The show features most of the tracks from their classic 1973 album Love Devotion Surrender mixed in with a wealth of other material. The evening was a showcase of supreme musical virtuosity and spirituality and typified the approach of these two great artists. It is certainly a performance not to be missed.
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Patient camerawork lets the music breathe and build.
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Three hours of pristine Montreux audio engineering.
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This 2011 reunion came 38 years after their Love Devotion Surrender collaboration, recorded when both artists were deep into Sri Chinmoy's spiritual teachings.
The 'Hymns for Peace' subtitle isn't marketing — both guitarists have spoken about their instruments as vehicles for healing collective trauma.
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