Carlos Santana Musical artist

Carlos Santana (born July 20, 1947) is a Mexican and American musician who first became famous in the late 1960s and early 1970s with his band, Santana, which pioneered a fusion of rock and Latin American music. The band's sound featured his melodic, blues-based guitar lines set against Latin and African rhythms featuring percussion instruments such as timbales and congas not generally heard in rock music. 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 20 on their list of the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time. He has won 10 Grammy Awards and three Latin Grammy Awards.

Personal facts

Carlos Santana
Alias (AKA)Santana Carlos
Birth dateJuly 20, 1947
Birth place
Mexico , Autlán , Jalisco
Hometown
California
San Francisco

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Musical artist

Career started1966
associated musical artist
John McLaughlin (musician)
Los Lonely Boys
Santana (band)
BackgroundNon vocal instrumentalist
genre
Psychedelic rock
Rock music
Blues rock
Chicano rock
Tejano music
Free jazz
Jazz fusion
Rock en Español
instrument
Guitar
Percussion instrument
Yamaha Corporation
Singing
Gibson SG
PRS Guitars
record label
PolyGram
Columbia Records
RCA Records
Arista Records
Polydor Records

Carlos Santana on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://concerts.wolfgangsvault.com/pf/santana/6254.html
  2. http://santana.com
  3. http://www.milagrofoundation.org
  4. http://www.musicaretro.net/c/carlos-santana
  5. http://www.santana.com
  6. http://www.ultimatesantana.com