Carlos Santana
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Carlos Santana

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Carlos Santana (born as Carlos Humberto Santana Barragán; 20 July 1947 in Autlán de Navarro, Jalisco, México) is a Mexican rock guitarist. He became famous in the late 1960s and early 1970s with his band, Santana, which pioneered rock, salsa and jazz fusion. The band's sound featured his melodic, blues-based guitar lines set against Latin and African rhythms. Santana continued to work in these forms over the following decades. He experienced a resurgence of popularity and critical acclaim in the late 1990s. In 2003, Rolling Stone magazine listed Santana at number 15 on their list of the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time. He has won 10 Grammy Awards and 3 Latin Grammy Awards.

Santana has was an avenue named after him as well as a statue of a guitar in the city where he was born (born in Autlán de Navarro, Jalisco, México) to honour him. The family moved from there to Tijuana In La Calonia Libertad, the city on Mexico's border with California, and then San Francisco, USA. Carlos stayed in Tijuana but joined his family in San Francisco later and graduated from James Lick Middle School and Mission High School there.

Most of his musical career has been spent with Santana, the band he formed in San Francisco in 1967. His music underwent large changes in 1973 when he was introduced to the spiritual leader Sri Chinmoy, by fellow guitarist "Mahavishnu" John McLaughlin. After this he adopted the title "Devadip" which he still uses. In 1998 he formed the Milagro Foundation along with his wife Deborah, which supports disadvantaged children. Later Carlos and Deborah divorced, but the Milagro Foundation is still alive and well.

Other huge influences of Carlos Santana are both Miles Davis (with whom he maintained a big personal connection), and John Coltrane, who unfortunately passed away in 1967.

Films Featuring Carlos Santana

Buddy Guy: The Blues Chase the Blues Away

20217.0

Movin' on Up: The Music and Message of Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions

2008

Ed Sullivan's Rock 'N' Roll Classics: Rockin' the Sixties

200510.0

Blue Note - A Story of Modern Jazz

19977.2

Woodstock

19707.6

Santana - Sacred Fire

19958.5

Herbie Hancock: Possibilities

20065.9

Live Eighties

2004

Larry presents: Best of The 80s

2004

Carlos Santana and Wayne Shorter – Live at the Montreux Jazz Festival

1988

Santana

19747.0

Santana: Supernatural Live

20007.0

Trey Anastasio: Live at the Warfield

2004

A Reggae Session

19888.0

Carlos

20237.1

Santana & McLaughlin: Invitation to Illumination - Live at Montreux

20116.8

Santana: Greatest Hits - Live at Montreux 2011

20117.8

Santana: Down Under - Live in Australia

2016

Carlos Santana Presents: Blues at Montreux 2004

20046.9

Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation

20197.3

San Francisco Rock: A Night at the Family Dog

197010.0

Santana: East Berlin 1987

1987

John Lee Hooker - That's My Story

20015.4

B.B. King: The Life of Riley

20127.0

Santana: In Concert

2005

A Song for Cesar: Beware a Movement That Sings

2021

Santana: Corazón Live from Mexico: Live It to Believe It

20146.2

Woodstock: Untold Stories Revisited

2014

Move Me Brightly - Celebrating Jerry Garcia's 70th Birthday

20138.0

Santana Live at New Orleans Jazz Festival 2014

Santana Live at New Orleans Jazz Festival 2014

20148.0

Miles Electric - A Different Kind of Blue

20047.0

Jose Feliciano: Behind This Guitar

20225.0

Rock Prophecies

Rock Prophecies

20094.2

Santana Live at Hammersmith Odeon, December 15th, 1976

1977

Santana

2003

Santana: Special Edition EP

2003

Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival

20048.4

Prachtig 80: Volume 1

2003

Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool

20197.1

The Best of Musikladen: Vol. One

200110.0

Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration

20007.0

Soul to Soul

19717.3

Woodstock: Untold Stories

2009

They All Came Out to Montreux

They All Came Out to Montreux

20237.0

Ricky Martin: One Night Only

200010.0

Santana IV - Live At The House of Blues, Las Vegas

20168.4

Chasing Trane

20177.3

John Lee Hooker: Come and See About Me

20046.8

Bobby Parker: Live at Montreux 2004

2004

All Access: Front Row. Backstage. Live!

20017.0

Live Aid

19857.9

The World of Nat King Cole

2004

Miles Davis: Kind of Blue

20083.8

Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives

20176.7

Santana - Viva Santana!

2009

Stamping Ground

19716.2

Woodstock Diary

19948.5

John Lee Hooker: The Boogie Man

2019

Buddy Guy: Live At Montreux 2004

2008

Clarence Gatemouth Brown: Live At Montreux 2004

2008

Santana - Rock in Rio

Santana - Rock in Rio

1991

Santana - Live Watsonville, CA.

Santana - Live Watsonville, CA.

1989

Santana - Live in Tokyo Supernatural Tour

2000

Beware of Mr. Baker

20127.5

The Torch

20228.0

Santana - Montreux Jazz Festival 2015

20158.0

Santana: Hymns for Peace - Live at Montreux

20047.0

Peter Green: Man of the World

20096.0

Born In Chicago

20135.7

Salif Keita: World Music Portrait

2004

Korla

Korla

20157.0

Heart & Santana - Concert for the Americas

1982

The Santana Story: Angels and Demons

2011

Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over

20216.5

McEnroe

20226.2

Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival 2023

20248.0

The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: More 1976

19767.0

Like a Rolling Stone: The Life & Times of Ben Fong-Torres

20217.3

Got No Shoes, Got No Blues: the Texas International Pop Festival

Got No Shoes, Got No Blues: the Texas International Pop Festival

1969

Santana - Live at Tanglewood 1970

19708.0

Jeff Beck, Carlos Santana & Steve Lukather Live In Japan

A Grammy Celebration of Latin Music

A Grammy Celebration of Latin Music

20255.0

Santana Live at Montreux 2011

2012

Tramaine Hawkins Live

The Five Keys to Mastery

The Five Keys to Mastery

20059.0

Last Days at the Fillmore

19727.0