Carlos Santana
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.
Buddy Guy: The Blues Chase the Blues Away
Movin' on Up: The Music and Message of Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions
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Ed Sullivan's Rock 'N' Roll Classics: Rockin' the Sixties
Blue Note - A Story of Modern Jazz
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Woodstock
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Santana - Sacred Fire
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Herbie Hancock: Possibilities
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Live Eighties
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Larry presents: Best of The 80s
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Carlos Santana and Wayne Shorter – Live at the Montreux Jazz Festival
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Santana: Supernatural Live
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Trey Anastasio: Live at the Warfield
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A Reggae Session
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Carlos
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Santana & McLaughlin: Invitation to Illumination - Live at Montreux
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Santana: Greatest Hits - Live at Montreux 2011
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Santana: Down Under - Live in Australia
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Carlos Santana Presents: Blues at Montreux 2004
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Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation
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San Francisco Rock: A Night at the Family Dog
Santana: East Berlin 1987
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John Lee Hooker - That's My Story
B.B. King: The Life of Riley
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Santana: In Concert
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A Song for Cesar: Beware a Movement That Sings
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Santana: Corazón Live from Mexico: Live It to Believe It
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Woodstock: Untold Stories Revisited
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Move Me Brightly - Celebrating Jerry Garcia's 70th Birthday
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Santana Live at New Orleans Jazz Festival 2014
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Miles Electric: A Different Kind of Blue
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Jose Feliciano: Behind This Guitar
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Rock Prophecies
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Santana Live at Hammersmith Odeon, December 15th, 1976
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Santana
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Santana: Special Edition EP
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Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival
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Prachtig 80: Volume 1
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Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
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The Best of Musikladen: Vol. One
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Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration
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Soul to Soul
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Woodstock: Untold Stories
They All Came Out to Montreux
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Ricky Martin: One Night Only
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Santana IV - Live At The House of Blues, Las Vegas
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Chasing Trane
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John Lee Hooker: Come and See About Me
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Bobby Parker: Live at Montreux 2004
All Access: Front Row. Backstage. Live!
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Live Aid
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The World of Nat King Cole
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Miles Davis: Kind of Blue
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Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives
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Santana - Viva Santana!
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Stamping Ground
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Woodstock Diary
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John Lee Hooker: The Boogie Man
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Buddy Guy: Live At Montreux 2004
Clarence Gatemouth Brown: Live At Montreux 2004
Santana - Rock in Rio
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Santana - Live Watsonville, CA.
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Santana - Live in Tokyo Supernatural Tour
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Beware of Mr. Baker
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The Torch
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Santana - Montreux Jazz Festival 2015
Santana: Hymns for Peace - Live at Montreux
Peter Green: Man of the World
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Born In Chicago
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Salif Keita: World Music Portrait
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Korla
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Heart & Santana - Concert for the Americas
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The Santana Story: Angels and Demons
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Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over
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McEnroe
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Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival 2023
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The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: More 1976
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Like a Rolling Stone: The Life & Times of Ben Fong-Torres
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Got No Shoes, Got No Blues: the Texas International Pop Festival
Santana - Live at Tanglewood 1970
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Jeff Beck, Carlos Santana & Steve Lukather Live In Japan
A Grammy Celebration of Latin Music
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Santana Live at Montreux 2011
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Tramaine Hawkins Live
The Five Keys to Mastery
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The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
CBS News Sunday Morning
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The Oscars
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Ultimate Albums
Saturday Night Live
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American Music Awards
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Wetten, dass..?
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Latin Grammy Awards
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Johnson and Knopfler’s Music Legends
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ECHO-Verleihung
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Viña del Mar International Song Festival
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Rockpalast
Star Academy
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Rockpolitik
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The Grammys
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PBS News Weekend
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Monochrome: Black, White & Blue
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Late Show with David Letterman
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Soundbreaking
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Santana: East Berlin 1987
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Dolores
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Fandango at the Wall
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Santana: Greatest Hits - Live at Montreux 2011
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La Bamba
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Santana Live at Montreux 2011
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Santana Live at Montreux 2011
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Santana Live at Montreux 2011
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Wayne Shorter: Zero Gravity
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