Santana is a Latin music and rock band formed in San Francisco, California … Read Full Bio ↴Santana is a Latin music and rock band formed in San Francisco, California in 1966 by Mexican-American guitarist Carlos Santana. The band came to public attention with their performance of "Soul Sacrifice" at Woodstock in 1969. This exposure helped propel their first album, also named Santana, into a hit, followed in the next two years by Abraxas and Santana III. Lineup changes were common. Carlos Santana's increasing involvement with guru Sri Chinmoy took the band into more esoteric music, though it never lost its Latin influence.

In 1998, the band Santana was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with Carlos Santana, José "Chepito" Areas, David Brown, Gregg Rolie, Mike Carabello, and Michael Shrieve The band has earned nine Grammy Awards and three Latin Grammy Awards, the latter all in 2000. Carlos Santana won a Grammy Award as a solo artist in 1988. The band has sold more than 100 million records worldwide, making them one of the world's best-selling groups of all time. In 2013, Santana announced a reunion of the classic line-up for a new album, Santana IV, which was released in April 2016. They are tied for having the most won Grammy Awards in one night.

Angel Negro
Santana Lyrics

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Un angel negro llegó y anunció
"Esa mi gente la hora ya llegó"
Y dijo que pronto la libertad será
Y dijo que pronto la libertad será
La unica solución que alma pedirá
La unica solución que alma pedirá
Cierra los ojos y abra corazón
Cierra los ojos y abra corazón

Deja que tu alma viaje mas alla
Deja que tu alma viaje mas alla
No me tengas miedo yo te doy mi protección
No me tengas miedo yo te doy mi protección
Dulces visiones a ti te abrazará
Dulces visiones a ti te abrazara
Tarde o temprano el mundo se unirá
Tarde o temprano el mundo se unirá
El cielo y la tierra también se embrazará
Te digo mulata que el universo está
Te digo mulata que el universo está
Ansioso esperando por tu felicidad
Ansioso esperando por tu felicidad
Translation to English: A black angel
Arrived and announced "This, my people
The hour has arrived" and he said that soon
There would be liberty and he said that soon
There would be liberty the only solution
That the soul requests the only solution
That the soul requests close your eyes
And open your heart close your eyes
And open your heart let your soul
Travel away let your soul
Travel away have no fear of me
I give you my protection have no fear of me
I give you my protection sweet visions
With you I will embrace sweet visions
With you I will embrace sooner or later
The world will unite sooner or later
The world will unite
The heavens and the earth also will embrace
I tell you mulata (one of mixed race)
That the universe is
I tell you mulata (one of mixed race)
That the universe is anxiously awaiting

For your happiness anxiously awaiting
For your happiness

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Santana's song "Angel Negro" convey a message of hope and liberation. The song begins with the arrival of a black angel who announces that the time has come for the people to be free. The angel declares that freedom will be the only solution that the soul desires. The lyrics encourage the listener to close their eyes and open their hearts, allowing their soul to travel beyond earthly boundaries. The angel offers protection and promises to embrace the listener with sweet visions. The song speaks of a future where the world will unite, and even the heavens and the earth will come together in harmony. The singer addresses a mulata, referring to a person of mixed race, and tells her that the universe eagerly awaits her happiness.

Through these lyrics, Santana not only provides a message of liberation and unity but also celebrates the strength and beauty of diversity. The use of imagery, such as the black angel and sweet visions, adds a spiritual and mystical touch to the song, inviting listeners to embrace their own personal journey towards freedom and happiness.

Line by Line Meaning

Un angel negro llegó y anunció
A black angel arrived and announced

"Esa mi gente la hora ya llegó"
"This, my people, the hour has arrived"

Y dijo que pronto la libertad será
And he said that soon there would be liberty

La unica solución que alma pedirá
The only solution that the soul requests

Cierra los ojos y abra corazón
Close your eyes and open your heart

Deja que tu alma viaje mas alla
Let your soul travel away

No me tengas miedo yo te doy mi protección
Have no fear of me, I give you my protection

Dulces visiones a ti te abrazará
Sweet visions, with you I will embrace

Tarde o temprano el mundo se unirá
Sooner or later the world will unite

El cielo y la tierra también se embrazará
The heavens and the earth also will embrace

Te digo mulata que el universo está
I tell you mulata (one of mixed race) that the universe is