Latest Release

- MAY 27, 2022
- Oye Como Va (feat. Cindy Blackman Santana & Becky G) - Single
- 1 Song
- Ultimate Santana · 1999
- Ultimate Santana · 1999
- Supernatural (Remastered) · 1999
- Ultimate Santana · 1970
- Supernatural (Remastered) · 1999
- Ultimate Santana · 1970
- MAMACITA - Single · 2019
- Ultimate Santana · 2007
- Abraxas · 1970
- Ultimate Santana · 2002
Essential Albums
- The guitar god is the true star of his guest-heavy comeback.
- Experience instrumental fireworks on the original band's last hurrah.
- 1970
- 1969
2019
2007
2011
1971
Artist Playlists
- The Latin guitar god's journey from '60s psychedelic shaman to '90s comeback king.
- Explore new twists on the guitarist's signature Latin rock.
- Soaring guitar and percolating rhythms adopted from the master.
- Woozy gypsy jazz and Chicano rock ‘n' roll fuel this guitar guru.
Live Albums
Appears On
- MC Lianna & Pécora
- Alejandro Lerner, Sofía Reyes & L-Gante
- 2TSpark & TRACY BLACKMAN
- Calypso Rose
- Alejandro Lerner
- Cindy Blackman Santana
More To Hear
- Twenty-four years later, the song is discovered by a new generation.
- Conversation around his new album ‘Blessings and Miracles.'
- The artist on "Joy" with Chris Stapleton.
- Carlos Santana joins Jenn to remember Abraxas on its 50th anniversary.
More To See
About Santana
Carlos Santana was just days away from releasing his debut album when he instantly made his mark in the rock canon at Woodstock in 1969. Rushed onstage for a Saturday-afternoon set, the little-known Mexican-American guitarist and his eponymous backing band ripped into a furious and innovative combination of psychedelic rock and Latin jazz. It was an auspicious start to a rich and varied career for Santana, who over 50-plus years has challenged the boundaries of rock, jazz fusion, and pop. Born on July 20, 1947, and raised in the cities of Tijuana and San Francisco, Santana grew up playing violin and guitar and formed the Santana Blues Band (soon shortened to Santana) in 1966. Backed by organs and Latin percussion, he drew equally from the mambo of Tito Puente and the blues-based improvisation of Jimi Hendrix in tracks like “No One to Depend On” and his iconic, guitar-driven take on Puente’s “Oye Como Va.” Later, he ventured into headier, spiritual-leaning jazz in collaborations with Alice Coltrane and John McLaughlin of the Mahavishnu Orchestra, and then he successfully adapted to the ’80s pop landscape with the hook-oriented anthems of 1981’s Zebop!. By 1999, Santana had fully solidified his status as an elder statesman of rock—with his star-studded album Supernatural and its absurdly catchy single “Smooth,” he made clear that his supple, scorching licks will breathe life into any musical situation.
- HOMETOWN
- San Francisco, CA, United States of America
- FORMED
- 1966