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 band's sound featured his melodic, blues-based 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 Mexico's 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.
83 movies · 19 shows
A Grammy Celebration of Latin Music
2025·5.0
Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival 2023
2024·8.0
Carlos
2023·7.1
They All Came Out to Montreux
2023·7.0
Jose Feliciano: Behind This Guitar
2022·5.0
McEnroe
2022·6.2
The Torch
2022·8.0
A Song for Cesar: Beware a Movement That Sings
2021·0.0
Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over
2021·6.5
Buddy Guy: The Blues Chase the Blues Away
2021·7.0
Like a Rolling Stone: The Life & Times of Ben Fong-Torres
2021·7.3
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
2019·7.1
Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation
2019·7.3
John Lee Hooker: The Boogie Man
2019·0.0
Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives
2017·6.7
Chasing Trane
2017·7.3
Santana IV - Live At The House of Blues, Las Vegas
2016·8.4
Santana: Down Under - Live in Australia
2016·0.0
Korla
2015·7.0
Santana - Montreux Jazz Festival 2015
2015·8.0
Santana: Corazón Live from Mexico: Live It to Believe It
2014·6.2
Woodstock: Untold Stories Revisited
2014·0.0
Santana Live at New Orleans Jazz Festival 2014
2014·8.0
Move Me Brightly - Celebrating Jerry Garcia's 70th Birthday
2013·8.0
Born In Chicago
2013·8.0
Beware of Mr. Baker
2012·7.5
B.B. King: The Life of Riley
2012·7.0
Santana Live at Montreux 2011
2012·0.0
Santana: Greatest Hits - Live at Montreux 2011
2011·7.8
The Santana Story: Angels and Demons
2011·0.0
Santana & McLaughlin: Invitation to Illumination - Live at Montreux
2011·6.8
Rock Prophecies
2009·4.2
Woodstock: Untold Stories
2009·0.0
Peter Green: Man of the World
2009·6.0
Santana - Viva Santana!
2009·0.0
Buddy Guy: Live At Montreux 2004
2008·0.0
Clarence Gatemouth Brown: Live At Montreux 2004
2008·0.0
Miles Davis: Kind of Blue
2008·3.8
Movin' on Up: The Music and Message of Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions
2008·0.0
Herbie Hancock: Possibilities
2006·5.9
Ed Sullivan's Rock 'N' Roll Classics: Rockin' the Sixties
2005·10.0
Santana: In Concert
2005·0.0
The Five Keys to Mastery
2005·9.0
Miles Electric: A Different Kind of Blue
2004·6.8
Carlos Santana Presents: Blues at Montreux 2004
2004·6.9
Bobby Parker: Live at Montreux 2004
2004·0.0
The World of Nat King Cole
2004·0.0
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival
2004·8.4
Live Eighties
2004·0.0
John Lee Hooker: Come and See About Me
2004·6.8
Trey Anastasio: Live at the Warfield
2004·0.0
Salif Keita: World Music Portrait
2004·0.0
Santana: Hymns for Peace - Live at Montreux
2004·7.0
Larry presents: Best of The 80s
2004·0.0
Prachtig 80: Volume 1
2003·0.0
Santana: Special Edition EP
2003·0.0
Santana
2003·0.0
The Best of Musikladen: Vol. One
2001·10.0
John Lee Hooker - That's My Story
2001·5.4
All Access: Front Row. Backstage. Live!
2001·7.0
Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration
2000·7.0
Santana - Live in Tokyo Supernatural Tour
2000·0.0
Ricky Martin: One Night Only
2000·10.0
Santana: Supernatural Live
2000·7.0
Blue Note - A Story of Modern Jazz
1997·7.2
Santana - Sacred Fire
1995·8.5
Woodstock Diary
1994·8.5
Santana - Rock in Rio
1991·0.0
Santana - Live Watsonville, CA.
1989·0.0
Carlos Santana and Wayne Shorter – Live at the Montreux Jazz Festival
1988·0.0
A Reggae Session
1988·8.0
Santana: East Berlin 1987
1987·0.0
Live Aid
1985·7.9
Heart & Santana - Concert for the Americas
1982·0.0
Santana Live at Hammersmith Odeon, December 15th, 1976
1977·0.0
The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: More 1976
1976·7.0
Santana
1974·7.0
Stamping Ground
1971·6.2
Soul to Soul
1971·7.3
Santana - Live at Tanglewood 1970
1970·8.0
Woodstock
1970·7.5
San Francisco Rock: A Night at the Family Dog
1970·10.0
Got No Shoes, Got No Blues: the Texas International Pop Festival
1969·0.0