CARLOS SANTANA
Name: Carlos Santana
Birth name: Carlos Augusto Alves Santana
Born: 20 June 1947 Autlin de Navarro, Jalisco, Mexico
Genre: Latin rock, blues-rock, garage rock, jazz fusion
Occupation: Musician, Songwriter
Instrument: Guitar
Years active 1966-present
Carlos Augusto Alves Santana (born July 20, 1947) is a Grammy Award-winning
Mexican Latin rock musician and guitarist. He became famous in the late 1960s
and early 1970s with his band, Santana, which created a highly successful blend
of salsa, rock, blues, and jazz fusion. Their sound featured his melodic, blues
based guitar lines set against Latin percussion such as timbales and congas.
Santana continued to work in these forms over the following decades, and
experienced a sudden resurgence of popularity and critical acclaim in the late
1990s. Rolling Stone also named Santana number 15 on their list of the 100
Greatest Guitarists of All Time in 2003.
Name: Carlos Santana
Birth name: Carlos Augusto Alves Santana
Born: 20 June 1947 Autlin de Navarro, Jalisco, Mexico
Genre: Latin rock, blues-rock, garage rock, jazz fusion
Occupation: Musician, Songwriter
Instrument: Guitar
Years active 1966-present
Carlos Augusto Alves Santana (born July 20, 1947) is a Grammy Award-winning
Mexican Latin rock musician and guitarist. He became famous in the late 1960s
and early 1970s with his band, Santana, which created a highly successful blend
of salsa, rock, blues, and jazz fusion. Their sound featured his melodic, blues
based guitar lines set against Latin percussion such as timbales and congas.
Santana continued to work in these forms over the following decades, and
experienced a sudden resurgence of popularity and critical acclaim in the late
1990s. Rolling Stone also named Santana number 15 on their list of the 100
Greatest Guitarists of All Time in 2003.