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.
Filmography
A Grammy Celebration of Latin Music
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A Grammy Celebration of Latin Music
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Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival 2023
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Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival 2023
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Carlos
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Carlos
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They All Came Out to Montreux
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They All Came Out to Montreux
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Jose Feliciano: Behind This Guitar
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Jose Feliciano: Behind This Guitar
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McEnroe
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McEnroe
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The Torch
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The Torch
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A Song for Cesar: Beware a Movement That Sings
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A Song for Cesar: Beware a Movement That Sings
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Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over
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Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over
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Buddy Guy: The Blues Chase the Blues Away
Buddy Guy: The Blues Chase the Blues Away
Like a Rolling Stone: The Life & Times of Ben Fong-Torres
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Like a Rolling Stone: The Life & Times of Ben Fong-Torres
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Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
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Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
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John Lee Hooker: The Boogie Man
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John Lee Hooker: The Boogie Man
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Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives
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Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives
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Chasing Trane
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Chasing Trane
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Santana: Down Under - Live in Australia
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Santana: Down Under - Live in Australia
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Santana: Corazón Live from Mexico: Live It to Believe It
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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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Woodstock: Untold Stories Revisited
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Santana Live at New Orleans Jazz Festival 2014
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Santana Live at New Orleans Jazz Festival 2014
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Move Me Brightly - Celebrating Jerry Garcia's 70th Birthday
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Move Me Brightly - Celebrating Jerry Garcia's 70th Birthday
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Beware of Mr. Baker
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Beware of Mr. Baker
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B.B. King: The Life of Riley
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B.B. King: The Life of Riley
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Santana Live at Montreux 2011
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Santana Live at Montreux 2011
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Rock Prophecies
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Rock Prophecies
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Peter Green: Man of the World
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Peter Green: Man of the World
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Buddy Guy: Live At Montreux 2004
Buddy Guy: Live At Montreux 2004
Movin' on Up: The Music and Message of Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions
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Movin' on Up: The Music and Message of Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions
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Herbie Hancock: Possibilities
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Herbie Hancock: Possibilities
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Santana: In Concert
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Santana: In Concert
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The Five Keys to Mastery
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The Five Keys to Mastery
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Miles Electric - A Different Kind of Blue
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Miles Electric - A Different Kind of Blue
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Carlos Santana Presents: Blues at Montreux 2004
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Carlos Santana Presents: Blues at Montreux 2004
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Bobby Parker: Live at Montreux 2004
Bobby Parker: Live at Montreux 2004
The World of Nat King Cole
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The World of Nat King Cole
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Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival
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Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival
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Live Eighties
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Live Eighties
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John Lee Hooker: Come and See About Me
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John Lee Hooker: Come and See About Me
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Trey Anastasio: Live at the Warfield
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Trey Anastasio: Live at the Warfield
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Prachtig 80: Volume 1
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Prachtig 80: Volume 1
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Santana
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Santana
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The Best of Musikladen: Vol. One
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The Best of Musikladen: Vol. One
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All Access: Front Row. Backstage. Live!
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All Access: Front Row. Backstage. Live!
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Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration
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Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration
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Ricky Martin: One Night Only
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Ricky Martin: One Night Only
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Blue Note - A Story of Modern Jazz
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Blue Note - A Story of Modern Jazz
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Carlos Santana and Wayne Shorter – Live at the Montreux Jazz Festival
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Carlos Santana and Wayne Shorter – Live at the Montreux Jazz Festival
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A Reggae Session
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A Reggae Session
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Santana
Santana
Last Days at the Fillmore
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Last Days at the Fillmore
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Stamping Ground
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Stamping Ground
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Soul to Soul
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Soul to Soul
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Santana - Live at Tanglewood 1970
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Santana - Live at Tanglewood 1970
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Woodstock
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Woodstock
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Tramaine Hawkins Live
Tramaine Hawkins Live