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 bands sound featured his melodic bluesbased 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 Mexicos 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