Carlos Santana
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Biography
Rock guitarist Carlos Santana was born in Mexico in 1947 and rose to prominence in the 1960s as the front man of his band Santana. Santana's extraordinary guitar playing coupled with a polished songwriting style and first class musicianship projected the band into international superstardom with songs like 'Black Magic Woman' and 'Samba Pa Ti' etching his influence upon aspiring young guitarists around the globe. His soaring, melodic guitar solos set to a backdrop of African and Latin based rhythms give Santana's songs a unique and distinctive sound which makes them instantly recognisable. Although Santana's heyday was in the late 1960s and '70s he enjoyed a resurgence in popularity following the release of the critically acclaimed album 'Supernatural' in 1996 which heralded his most commercially successful period during which he garnered most of his industry awards, with his songwriting and performing being recognised by ten Grammy Awards and three Latin Grammy Awards.
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- Smooth by Carlos Santana
- No One to Depend On by Carlos Santana
- Guajira by Carlos Santana
- Black Magic Woman
- Jam
- Echoes of Angels/Introductions by Carlos Santana
- Let´s Get Ourselfves Together
- Medley: Peace on Earth/A Hard Rain's a-Gonnna Fall/Stairway to Heaven/Lords Prayer/SOCC by Carlos Santana
- Get Down by Carlos Santana
- En Aranjuez Con Tu Amor by Carlos Santana
- Make Somebody Happy by Carlos Santana
- Jin-Go-Lo-Ba by Carlos Santana
- Smoke On The Water featuring Dennis Chambers
- Blues Latino by Carlos Santana
- Sher Khan, The Tiger by Santana
- Watch Your Step by Carlos Santana
- I'm Gone by Carlos Santana
- Trane by Carlos Santana
- Luz, Amore Y Vida by Carlos Santana
- Mingus by Carlos Santana
- Now That You Know by Carlos Santana
- Angel Of Air / Angel O Water by Carlos Santana
- Blues for Salvador by Carlos Santana
- Havana Moon by Carlos Santana
