Santana

Carlos Humberto Santana Barragán ( Spanish: [ˈkaɾlos umˈbeɾto sanˈtana βaraˈɣan] ; born July 20, 1947) is a Mexican and American guitarist, best known as a founding member of the rock band Santana . Born and raised in Mexico where he developed his musical background, he rose to fame in the late 1960s and early 1970s in the United States with Santana, which pioneered a fusion of rock and roll and Latin American jazz . Its sound featured his melodic, blues -based lines set against Latin American 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.

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