Carlos Augusto Alves Santana (born July 20, 1947) is a Mexican-born American Grammy Award-winning rock musician and guitarist. Santana became famous in the late 1960s and early 1970s with his band, Santana, which pioneered a blend of rock, salsa and jazz fusion. The band's 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 decad...
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Date of birth:
- Jul 20, 1947 (age 62 years)
Place of birth:
Place Musical Career Began:
Musical Genres:
- Chicano rock ,
- Blues-rock ,
- Hard rock ,
- Garage rock ,
- Jazz fusion ,
- Instrumental rock ,
- Psychedelic rock ,
- Rock music ,
- Post-grunge
Also known as:
- Devadip Carlos Santana,
- C. Santana
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