Carlos Santana

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bandleader guitarist human recording artist songwriter

Carlos Santana is a Mexican-American guitarist and bandleader renowned for pioneering a fusion of rock, Latin music, and jazz, especially through his work with the band Santana.

Aliases (2)

Santana ×6
Carlos Humberto Santana Barragán ×1

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bandleader → guitarist → human → recording artist → songwriter →
activeYearsStart	1960s →
awardReceived	Billboard Century Award → Grammy Award for Album of the Year → Grammy Award for Best Rock Album → Grammy Award for Record of the Year → Kennedy Center Honors → Latin Grammy Award →
birthName	Carlos Humberto Santana Barragán →
collaboratedWith	Everlast → Michelle Branch → Rob Thomas → Wyclef Jean →
countryOfCitizenship	Mexico → United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1947-07-20 →
genre	Chicano rock → Latin rock → blues rock → jazz fusion → psychedelic rock → rock →
hallOfFameInduction	Rock and Roll Hall of Fame →
instrument	acoustic guitar → electric guitar →
language	English → Spanish →
memberOf	Santana (band) →
name	Carlos Santana →
notablePerformance	Woodstock Music & Art Fair 1969 →
notableSong	Black Magic Woman → Europa (Earth's Cry Heaven's Smile) → Maria Maria → Oye Como Va → Samba Pa Ti → Smooth →
notableWork	Abraxas (album) → Caravanserai (album) → Santana (band) → Santana III (album) → Supernatural (album) →
occupation	bandleader → composer → guitarist → record producer →
placeOfBirth	Autlán de Navarro, Jalisco, Mexico →
positionHeld	bandleader of Santana (band) →
styleCharacteristic	fusion of rock, Latin rhythms, and jazz elements → use of sustained, melodic guitar lines →

Referenced by (14)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
B. B. King → Django Reinhardt → Live at the Regal →	influenced
Bertelsmann Music Group ("Santana") → Columbia Records ("Santana") →	notableArtist
Clive Davis ("Santana") → Clive Davis →	workedWithArtist
Wyclef Jean ("Santana") →	associatedAct
Carlos Santana ("Carlos Humberto Santana Barragán") →	birthName
Clive Davis ("Santana") →	discovered
Carlos →	hasNotableBearers
Carlos Santana →	name
Dominican Republic national baseball team →	notablePlayer
Bill Graham ("Santana") →	promotedArtist