Carlos Santana is a guitarist, composer, singer and band-leader who helped to shape the concept of "world music" by his experiments with blending many styles of music from a multitude of ethnic sources. He is one of six children born to Jose Santana and Josefina Barragan. From the age of 5 young Santana learned the violin from his father, a professional mariachi violinist.
He switched to guitar at the age of 8, when the family moved to Tijuana. During the late 50s he was playing gigs at clubs and bars with various bands up and down the Tijuana Strip. In he moved to San Francisco, California, joining the family, which moved there the previous year. In he made his debut with the newly formed Santana Blues Band. The first album, self-titled 'Santana', was released in Santana shot to fame after the legendary performance at Woodstock Music and Art Festival in His surprise appearance was captured in the film 'Woodstock' which vastly increased Santana's popularity.
The psychedelic second album titled 'Abraxas' reached No. Then he collaborated with poet and guru Sri Chinmoy and jazz guitarist John McLaughlin in a spiritual and musically innovative album 'Love, Devotion, Surrender' At that time Santana evolved to become a multi-faceted artist and prepared to re-emerge as a conscientious member of society.
In , Carlos Santana and his wife Deborah started the Milagro Foundation which contributed 1,8 million dollars to help underprivileged youths. It became the Album of the Year, received eleven Grammy awards, and sold over 25 million copies worldwide.
Santana continued collaboration with various artists in his next albums, 'Shaman and 'All That I Am' , and also contributed to the album of Herbie Hancock. During the four decades of his career Santana has been a true multi-cultural artist. He contributed to shaping the concept of "world music" by his experiments with blending many styles and genres of music from a multitude of ethnic sources.
His instantly identifiable blend of Latin, salsa, blues, rock, and Afro-Cuban styles has been evolving with the inclusion of elements from jazz, fusion, and world beat. Santana's high-pitched and clean guitar sound has been coming out of his custom-made PRS guitars. His unique and instantly recognizable sound is legendary: "With one note people know me A street and public square in his native town of Autlan de Navarro is bearing his name.
He has sold more than 90 million records, and performed to over million people globally. Sign In. Edit Carlos Santana. Showing all 33 items. Has, together with wife Deborah Santana , founded a nonprofit organization called "The Milagro Foundation" that worldwidely provides financial aid for educational, medical and other needs of children.
Learned to play the guitar when he was eight years old; father was a professional violinist. Became the first Hispanic to win a Grammy for "Record of the Year" in when he shared the honor with Matchbox Twenty lead singer, Rob Thomas , for the song "Smooth".
His album, "Supernatural", won 9 Grammies that year. Says he doesn't even remember giving his well-received performance at Woodstock in ; with his band not scheduled to appear for several hours, he'd taken a dose of LSD, only to have his band bumped up on the schedule as it was taking effect. Shares with Michael Jackson the record for most Grammys won in one year, with eight. First of all, the music that people call Latin or Hispanic is really African.
So Black people need to get the credit for that. Number two, Latin people are very passionate, and the music that we love is definitely Afro-rooted -- whether it's Bob Marley or Afro-Cuban -- because it deals with rhythms.
Nevertheless, Santana earned critical acclaim throughout the decade, particularly for the solo album Blues for Salvador , which earned the guitarist his first Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Performance. He toured extensively, playing in sold out auditoriums and on tours like LiveAid and Amnesty International Though he ended his association with Chinmoy in , Santana remained intensely spiritual, especially during his live performances.
In , he played at the commemorative concert at Woodstock, 25 years after his band's transformative performance at the original festival. Under his own label, Guts and Grace, he released a collaborative album, Brothers , with his brother Jorge Santana and nephew Carlos Hernandez, that was nominated for a Grammy for Best Rock Instrumental. Later in the decade, Santana was among the group of artists inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Santana's phenomenal comeback on the pop charts began in , when he re-signed the band with his first producer and mentor, Davis, then the president of Arista Records.
By early , the album had sold 10 million copies worldwide and spawned a No. Santana followed up his award-winning album with Shaman , which received additional accolades. Santana continued to take his music on the road, playing numerous tour dates each year. In , he became a recipient of the Kennedy Center Honors.
In the second decade of the new millennium, Santana continued to put forth new music as well. Spring saw the release of Santana IV , an outing that featured a return to the guitarist's textured, more psychedelic sound with bandmates from the Santana III album. Santana lived in Marin County, California, with his wife, Deborah, whom he married in , and their three children, Salvador, Stella and Angelica.
On October 19, , he and his wife filed for divorce, citing "irreconcilable differences. Santana became engaged to drummer Cindy Blackman, a member of his band who's previously worked with Lenny Kravitz , in July The two were married in December of that year. We strive for accuracy and fairness.
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