Carlos Santana (born as Carlos Augusto Santana Alves on 20 July 1947 - Autl… Read Full Bio ↴Carlos Santana (born as Carlos Augusto Santana Alves on 20 July 1947 - Autlán de Navarro, Jalisco, México) is a Mexican rock guitarist. Santana 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.

Hot Tamales
Carlos Santana Lyrics

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HOY ES ADIOS

El se fue con el invierno
El se ha ido a trabajar
No me ha escrito en mucho tiempo
El dijo que volvera

Pero el tiempo paso

No preguntes pq
El ya no regreso
A nuestro hogar

La frontera marco
Su destino final
Why a mis brazos
Jamas volvio

Hoy es adios
MaÃ±ana quizas
Se que tu vas a volver
Hoy es adios maÃ±ana quizas
No hay fronteras en nuestro querer

Ya ha pasado un nuevo invierno
Desde que te vi marchar
No hay mundo mejor que el nuestro
Se que un dia volveras

Pero el tiempo paso...
La frontera marco...
Hoy es adios...

Hablado:
Vuelve hijo mio
Aqui te esperamos

Hoy es adios...

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Carlos Santana's "Hot Tamales" reveal a story of love, loss, and the hope for reunion. The song speaks about a person who left the singer during winter and promised to return. However, time passed, and the individual did not come back. The singer wonders why the person did not return, but eventually accepts that it is time to say goodbye. The lyrics mention borders and destiny, suggesting that perhaps the person has passed away or been prevented from returning due to external factors such as immigration. Nonetheless, the singer affirms that there are no borders in their love, and that they will always be waiting for their loved one's return.

The words are poignant, and the guitar solo that accompanies them adds to the emotional intensity of the song. Carlos Santana's guitar technique is such that he can convey multiple emotions without the need for a singer. The guitar solo in "Hot Tamales" is soulful, aggressive, and passionate, mirroring the different stages of the singer's feelings throughout the song.

Line by Line Meaning

El se fue con el invierno
He left with the winter

El se ha ido a trabajar
He left to work

No me ha escrito en mucho tiempo
He hasn't written to me in a long time

El dijo que volvera
He said he'll come back

Pero el tiempo paso
But time passed

No preguntes pq
Don't ask why

El ya no regreso
He never came back

A nuestro hogar
To our home

La frontera marco
The border marked

Su destino final
His final destination

Why a mis brazos
And in my arms