Mexican and American rock musician

Carlos Santana

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Mexican and American rock musician

Genres

Jazz fusion Jazz Music of Latin America Latin American fusion Latin rock Disco Rock music Music of Latin America

Record Labels

Arista Columbia Records RCA Records

Awards Received

California Hall of Fame

Kennedy Center Honors

Amadeus Austrian Music Awards

American Book Awards

Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year

Billboard Latin Music Lifetime Achievement Award

star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

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Santana

Carlos Humberto Santana Barragán audio (born July 20, 1947) is a Mexican-American guitarist who rose to fame in the late 1960s and early 1970s with his band Santana, which pioneered a fusion of rock 'n' roll and Latin American jazz. Its sound featured his melodic, blues-based lines set against Latin and African rhythms played on percussion instruments not generally heard in rock, such as timbales and congas. He experienced a resurgence of popularity and critical acclaim in the late 1990s. In 2015, Rolling Stone magazine listed him at No. 20 on their list of the 100 greatest guitarists. He has received 10 Grammy Awards and three Latin Grammy Awards, and was inducted along with his namesake band into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998.