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.
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.
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@jameskennedy721
these guys made one of the best albums of the 1970's . nice to see them reunite .
@sdemosi
Always amazed by McLaughlin. His knowledge of the guitar is immense.
@riobabic8960
I think of him as the mathematician of the guitar !
@chaussette1er
To me heâs the Best of the bests
@mer1red
Nice combination of two different personalities. A few words for all those who always want to force a playing music together into a competition. Some guitarists spend a lot of time and effort in finding and rendering a beautifully coloured voice. A sound that touches your heart. Others work on complexity. Others on scales and speed. When watching guitar videos on Youtube you often get the impression that the number of likes depends on how many notes are produced per second. I fully agree with Michael-David Bushman. Please stop making a contest out of it. Sit back and enjoy the music of two great artists.
@eddyvideo
The silence between the notes is just as important as the notes themselves. Give it space ....
@willmercury
Utterly unaffected. Very pure and sweet music. A more honest and human collaboration between guitarists can't be found.
@GoMiGman
Never was a big fan of McLaughlin, but Santana was like having a nanny growing up. You can see the spiritual connection these two share in some way.
@andyreasoner5289
Beautiful. I like when rock virtuosos play together with jazz virtuosos in a very consistent way.
@artistdonnbear
The chords that John picked are so incredible. What guitar hero's!