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Name: Carlos Augusto Alves Santana
Born: July 20, 1947
Origin: Autlán de Navarro, Jalisco Mexico
Occupation(s): Musician, songwriter
Genres: Rock, latin rock, blues rock, funk, jazz fusion
Instruments: Vocals, guitar, percussion, violin
Years active: 1966–present.
Labels: Arista, Polydor, Columbia, Polygram
Associated acts: Santana, Los Lonely Boys
Website: Official
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Carlos Augusto Alves Santana (born July 20, 1947) is a Mexican American[1] rock guitarist. Santana became famous in the late 1960s and early 1970s with his band, Santana, which pioneered rock, salsa and jazz fusion.
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The band's sound featured his melodic, blues-based guitar lines set against Latin and African rhythms featuring percussion instruments such as timbales and congas not generally heard in rock music.
Santana continued to work in these forms over the following decades. He experienced a resurgence of popularity and critical acclaim in the late 1990s. Rolling Stone named Santana number 15 on their list of the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time in 2003. He has won 10 Grammy Awards and 3 Latin Grammy Awards.
Santana was born in Autlán de Navarro, Jalisco, Mexico. His father was a mariachi violinist, and Carlos learned to play the violin at age five and the guitar at age eight. His younger brother, Jorge Santana, would also become a professional guitarist. Young Carlos was heavily influenced by Ritchie Valens at a time when there were very few Latinos in American rock and pop music. The family moved from Autlán de Navarro to Tijuana, the city on Mexico's border with California, and then San Francisco. Carlos stayed in Tijuana but joined his family in San Francisco later and graduated from James Lick Middle School and Mission High School there. He graduated from Mission High in 1965. Javier Bátiz, a famous guitarist from Tijuana, said to have been Carlos's guitar teacher who taught him to play a different style of guitar soloing.
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Discography & Filmography & Albums |
Studio Albums
[1969] Santana Label: Columbia Record
[1970] Abraxas Label: Columbia Record
[1971]
Santana III Label: Columbia Record
[1972] Caravanserai Label: Columbia Record
[1973] Welcome , Love Devotion Surrender Label: Columbia Record
[1974] Borboletta , Illuminations Label: CBS
[1976] Amigos Label: Columbia Record
[1977] Festival , Moonflower Label: Columbia Record
[1978] Inner Secrets Label: Columbia Record
[1979] Marathon , Oneness — Silver Dreams Golden Reality Label: Columbia Record
[1980] The Swing of Delight Label: Columbia Record
[1981]
Zebop! Label: Columbia Record
[1982] Shangó Label: Columbia Records
[1983] Havana Moon Label: CBS
[1985] Beyond Appearances Label: Columbia Records
[1987] Freedom , Blues for Salvador Label: Columbia Records
[1990] Spirits Dancing in the Flesh Label: Columbia Records
[1992] Milagro Label: Polydor
[1994] Santana Brothers Label: Guts and Grace
[1999] Supernatural Label: Arista
[2002]
Shaman Label: Arista Records
[2005] All That I Am Label: Arista Records
[2010] Guitar Heaven Label: Arista Records
Live Albums
[1972] Carlos Santana & Buddy Miles! Live! Label: Columbia Records
[1974] Lotus Label: Columbia Records
[1993] Sacred Fire: Live in South America Label: Polydor Records
[1997]
Santana Live at the Fillmore Label: Columbia Records
[2004] Carlos Santana Live Label: United Audio Entertainment
[2007] The Very Best of Santana (Live in 1968) Label: Mastersong , Carlos Santana and Wayne Shorter Label: Image Entertainment
[2009] The Woodstock Experience Label: Sony BMG / Legacy
Article Source:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Santana
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