Carlos Santana is an acclaimed American guitarist known for his pioneering fusion of rock and Latin music.
He gained fame in the late 1960s with his band Santana, which was instrumental in blending rock and Latin American jazz.
Santana has received numerous accolades, including the prestigious Kennedy Center Honors.
Biography
Early Life
Carlos Humberto Santana Barragán was born on July 20, 1947, in Mexico, where he began to develop his musical talents. He later became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1965, which marked the beginning of his journey into the American music scene. Santana's early exposure to music, particularly through his father, who was a violinist, laid the foundation for his future career as a guitarist.
Career
Santana rose to fame in the late 1960s and early 1970s as the founder of the rock band Santana, which became known for its unique fusion of rock and Latin American jazz. The band's sound was characterized by melodic, blues-based guitar lines combined with Latin rhythms played on percussion instruments like timbales and congas. Over the years, Santana has released numerous albums, including notable works such as "Love Devotion Surrender," "Illuminations," and "Blues for Salvador." His innovative style and contributions to music have earned him several prestigious awards, including the California Hall of Fame and Kennedy Center Honors.
Personal Life
Santana's personal life has been as vibrant as his music. He was married to Deborah King from 1973 until their divorce in 2007, and they co-founded the Milagro Foundation, which supports educational and medical needs. In 2010, he proposed to his drummer Cindy Blackman on stage, and they married later that year. Santana has also been open about his spiritual journey, having quit marijuana in 1981 after discovering the teachings of spiritual leaders like Chinmoy and Yogananda. In 2021, he underwent heart surgery, and in 2022, he experienced a medical emergency during a concert but was able to recover quickly.
Carlos Santana continues to be a significant figure in music, known for his guitar skills and his ability to blend different musical genres, leaving a lasting impact on the industry.
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Discography
This Is My Guitar2019
- 1.You Just Don’t Care (live at Woodstock)4:55
- 2.Evil Ways4:00
- 3.Shades of Time2:29
- 4.Jingo4:23
- 5.La puesta del sol10:27
- 6.Soul Sacrifice6:42
- 7.Waiting (live at Woodstock)4:44
- 8.Latin Tropical11:25
- 9.Persuasion2:36
- 10.Savor2:47
Booger Bear / Carlos Santana & Buddy Miles! Live!2019
- 1.Booger Bear5:29
- 2.Thinking of You3:46
- 3.Why3:50
- 4.You Really Got Me4:37
- 5.Love3:49
- 6.United Nations Stomp4:40
- 7.Crazy Love3:09
- 8.You Are Everything4:07
- 9.Louie’s Blues7:29
- 10.Booger Bear5:29
- 11.Thinking of You3:46
- 12.Why3:50
- 13.You Really Got Me4:37
- 14.Love3:49
- 15.United Nations Stomp4:40
- 16.Crazy Love3:09
- 17.You Are Everything4:07
- 18.Louie’s Blues7:29
- 19.Marbles4:19
- 20.Lava2:15
- 21.Evil Ways6:30
- 22.Faith (interlude)2:22
- 23.Them Changes5:54
- 24.Free Form Funkafide Filth25:18
- 25.Marbles4:19
- 26.Lava2:15
- 27.Evil Ways6:30
- 28.Faith (interlude)2:22
- 29.Them Changes5:54
- 30.Free Form Funkafide Filth25:18
Original Album Classics2011
- 1.Watch Your Step4:01
- 2.Lightnin’3:51
- 3.Who Do You Love2:55
- 4.Mudbone5:52
- 5.One With You5:21
- 6.Ecuador1:11
- 7.Tales of Kilimanjaro4:51
- 8.Havana Moon4:10
- 9.Daughter of the Night4:20
- 10.They All Went to Mexico4:51
- 11.Vereda Tropical4:58
- 12.Breaking Out4:31
- 13.Written in Sand3:49
- 14.Brotherhood2:25
- 15.Spirit5:05
- 16.Right Now6:03
- 17.Who Loves You4:09
- 18.I’m the One Who Loves You3:19
- 19.Say It Again3:30
- 20.Two Points of View4:57
- 21.How Long4:01
- 22.Touchdown Raiders3:08
- 23.Let There Be Light / Spirits Dancing in the Flesh7:24
- 24.Gypsy Woman4:23
- 25.It’s a Jungle Out There4:33
- 26.Soweto (Africa Libre)5:08
- 27.Choose4:15
- 28.Peace on Earth / Mother Earth / Third Stone From the Sun4:24
- 29.Full Moon4:34
- 30.Who’s That Lady4:15
- 31.Jin‐go‐lo‐ba4:52
- 32.Goodness and Mercy4:32
Jimi Hendrix & Carlos Santana2006
- 1.All Alone2:21
- 2.Feel That Soul1:58
- 3.Get Down2:53
- 4.Girl So Fine2:45
- 5.Good Times5:53
- 6.Hot Trigger3:15
- 7.Miracle Worker2:48
- 8.She's a Fox2:43
- 9.Suspicious4:14
- 10.Sweet Thing2:35
- 11.You Say You Love Me2:55
- 12.Soul Sacrifice6:38
- 13.Persuasion5:10
- 14.Acapulco Sunrise2:30
- 15.Jingo14:33
- 16.With a Little Help From My Friends4:11
- 17.Let's Get Ourselves Together2:04
- 18.Everyday I Have the Blues3:39
- 19.La puesta del sol3:59
- 20.Fried Neckbones and Home Fries5:32
- 21.Latin Tropical22:02
- 22.Jam in E8:32
The Best Of2006
- 1.Evil Ways7:53
- 2.Persuasion5:18
- 3.With a Little Help From My Friends4:08
- 4.Need Neckbones & Homefries10:38
- 5.Jingo9:55
- 6.Soul Sacrifice4:56
- 7.Everyday I Have the Blues7:08
- 8.Let's Get Ourselves Together (Shades of Time)2:05
Retro Gold2005
- 1.Hot Tamales8:02
- 2.As The Years Go By3:49
- 3.Jingo9:53
- 4.El Corazon Manda11:53
- 5.Fried Neckbones And Some Home Fried10:37
- 6.Every Day I Have The Blues7:07
- 7.Jam In G Minor7:56
- 8.With A Little Help From My Friends4:07
- 9.Jammin' Home8:17
Playin’ with Carlos2005
- 1.Friendship6:56
- 2.Too Late, Too Late4:33
- 3.Straight to the Top3:56
- 4.Man With the Copper Fingers6:13
- 5.Hannibal7:04
- 6.Samba Pa Ti (Thru Every Step in Life U Find Freedom From Within)4:13
- 7.Silver Sword5:39
- 8.First Love5:44
- 9.Human Revolution5:48
- 10.Virgen Morena4:33
- 11.Little Mama5:26
- 12.Fried Neckbones and Home Fries6:24
- 13.Sonny Boy Williamson3:16
- 14.Psalms5:57
- 15.Behind the Sun2:41
Latin Tropical2003
- 1.We’ve Got to Get Together / Jingo17:50
- 2.Persuasion5:15
- 3.Jam in G Minor7:44
- 4.With a Little Help From My Friends4:02
- 5.Hot Tamales8:03
- 6.Everyday I Have the Blues7:07
- 7.The Way You Do to Me10:18
- 8.Latin Tropical11:22
The Very Best2002
- 1.Europa (Earth’s Cry Heaven’s Smile)5:05
- 2.Evil Ways3:57
- 3.Guajira5:44
- 4.No One to Depend On5:34
- 5.Flor D’Luna (Moonflower)4:51
- 6.Brightest Star4:52
- 7.Waiting4:04
- 8.Full Moon4:30
- 9.Say It Again3:29
- 10.Yours Is the Light5:46
- 11.Samba de Sausalito3:10
- 12.La fuente del ritmo4:33
- 13.Para los rumberos2:48
- 14.Song of the Wind6:10
- 15.Everybody’s Everything3:29
- 16.Persuasion2:36
- 17.Winning3:31
- 18.Oye como va4:19
- 19.I Love You Much Too Much4:45
- 20.Let the Children Play3:30
- 21.Soul Sacrifice6:38
- 22.Changes4:30
- 23.Everything’s Coming Our Way3:17
- 24.Jungle Strut5:21
- 25.E Papa Re4:34
- 26.Life Is a Lady3:49
- 27.Illuminations4:20
- 28.Transformation Day3:49
- 29.Revelations4:37
- 30.Guru’s Song3:03
- 31.Havana Moon4:12
- 32.Watch Your Step4:02
- 33.Bailando5:44
- 34.Well All Right4:12
- 35.Jingo (Jin‐go‐lo‐ba)4:20
- 36.Black Magic Woman / Gypsy Queen5:21
- 37.Taboo5:35
- 38.Se a cabo2:51
- 39.Transcedance5:13
- 40.Gypsy Woman4:28
- 41.I’m the One Who Loves You3:18
- 42.What Does It Take (to Win Your Love)3:25
- 43.You Know That I Love You4:25
- 44.Aqua Marine5:36
- 45.All I Ever Wanted4:03
- 46.Stand Up4:05
- 47.Summer Lady4:25
- 48.Lightnin’3:53
- 49.Tales of Kilimanjaro3:28
- 50.Dance Sister Dance (Baila mi hermana)8:15
- 51.Samba pa ti4:34
- 52.She’s Not There4:08
- 53.Hold On4:33
- 54.The Sensitive Kind3:31
- 55.Toussaint L’Overture5:56
- 56.Carnaval2:17
- 57.The Nile4:57
- 58.Mirage4:44
- 59.Flor de Canela2:16
- 60.Mother Africa5:56
- 61.Welcome6:30
- 62.Meditation2:16
- 63.Maria Caracoles4:33
- 64.Batuka3:37
- 65.One Chain (Don’t Make No Prison)7:14
- 66.Veracruz4:23
- 67.Before We Go3:44
The Latin Sounds of Carlos Santana2001
- 1.Jingo9:50
- 2.Soul Sacrifice4:57
- 3.Acapulco Sunrise2:32
- 4.Coconut Grove2:25
- 5.Hot Tomales8:01
- 6.With a Little Help From My Friends4:07
- 7.Every Day I Have the Blues7:07
- 8.Jam in E8:23
- 9.Let’’s Get Ourselves Together2:37
- 10.Evil Ways7:51
- 11.The Way You Do to Me10:16
19 Greatest Hits2000
- 1.Acapulco Sunrise
- 2.Coconut Grove
- 3.La puesta del sol
- 4.Latin Tropical
- 5.Santana Jam
- 6.Soul Sacrifice
- 7.Persuasion
- 8.Let’s Get Ourselves Together
- 9.Travelling Blues
- 10.Jam in E
- 11.Hot Tamales
- 12.As the Years Go Passing By
- 13.Jingo
- 14.El corazon manda
- 15.Fried Neckbones (and Some Home Fries)
- 16.Every Day I Have the Blues
- 17.Jam in G minor
- 18.With a Little Help From My Friends
- 19.Jammin’ Home
Jingo Maniac2000
- 1.Jingo9:54
- 2.As the Years Go Passing By3:49
- 3.Soul Sacrifice4:55
- 4.Fried Neckbones10:38
- 5.Let’s Get Ourself Together6:36
- 6.Acapulco Sunrise2:32
- 7.Coconut Grove2:24
- 8.Jammin’ Home8:20
- 9.Hot Tamales8:03
- 10.With a Little Help From My Friends4:07
- 11.Persuasion5:18
- 12.Travelin’ Blues4:50
Doin' It1991
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Blues for Salvador1987
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Havana Moon1983
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The Swing of Delight1980
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Oneness: Silver Dreams–Golden Reality1979
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Carlos Santana and Buddy Miles - Live! / Love Devotion Surrender1976
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Illuminations1974
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Love Devotion Surrender1973
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The Album 1
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The Album 2
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I grandi successi
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The Collection
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The Super Collection
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Label
- Record label
- Arista Records
- Record label
- Columbia Records
- Record label
- RCA
Achievements
- Award
- California Hall of Fame
- Award
- Kennedy Center Honors
- Award
- Amadeus Austrian Music Awards
- Award
- American Book Awards
- Award
- Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year
- Award
- Billboard Latin Music Lifetime Achievement Award
- Award
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Award
- Billboard Spirit of Hope Award
- Award
- Great Immigrants Award
Groups
- Santanaeponymous, original · 1966current
- Santana Brotherscurrent
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Identifiers & aliases
Also known as: C. Santana, Carlos Humberto Santana Barragán, D.C. Santana, Devadip Carlos Santana, Santana
Carlos Humberto Santana Barragán is a Mexican and 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 Santana, which pioneered a fusion of rock and roll and Latin American jazz. Its sound featured his melodic, blues-based lines set against Latin American and African rhythms played on percussion instruments not generally heard in rock, such as timbales and congas. He experienced a resurgence of popularity and critical acclaim in the late 1990s.
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