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Santana is an American rock band formed in San Francisco in 1966 by Mexican-born guitarist Carlos Santana. The band has undergone various recording and performing line-ups in its history, with Santana being the only consistent member.
- Santana Blues Band (1966–1967)
- 1966–present
Find out the latest news, tour dates, presale ticketing, merchandise and more from the legendary rock guitarist and his band. See Santana and Counting Crows on the Oneness Tour 2024 and Santana's residency at House of Blues Las Vegas.
For more than 50 years, Santana has sold over 100 million records and has performed for three generations of concert fans worldwide. To date, Santana has won 10 GRAMMY Awards and three Latin...
Santana, American musical group whose use of salsa and mambo-style percussion exposed a wide rock audience to traditional Latin American music. The band leaped to prominence after its appearance at Woodstock in 1969. Its best-known songs included ‘Black Magic Woman’ and ‘Oye Como Va.’
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Carlos Santana Biography. SANTANA. Delivered with a level of passion and soul equal to the legendary sonic charge of his guitar, the sound of Carlos Santana is one of the world’s best-known musical signatures. For more than four decades—from Santana’s earliest days as a groundbreaking Afro-Latin-blues-rock fusion outfit in San Francisco ...
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Carlos Humberto Santana Barragán (Spanish: [ˈkaɾlos umˈbeɾto sanˈtana βaraˈɣan] ⓘ; born July 20, 1947) is an American guitarist, best known as a founding member of the rock band Santana. Born and raised in Mexico where he developed his musical background, he rose to fame in the late 1960s and early 1970s in the United States with ...
May 3, 2021 · Learn about the life and career of Carlos Santana, a Mexican-American award-winning guitarist who leads Santana, a band that blends Latin-infused rock, jazz, blues, salsa and African rhythms. Find out his background, songs, awards, spiritual journey and more.