Music giant Carlos Santana is a living legend that is yet to shower us with
a lot of his magnificent creativeness. Born 58 years ago in Autlan, Mexico,
Carlos is infused with the inspiration that traditional Mexican music brings
from an innocent age. Fortune apparently favors the brave as the young guitar player
sets up the Santana Blues Band that at an incredibly accelerated pace
reaches the legendary stage of Woodstock festival. The band's debut album
entitled 'Santana', released in 1969, goes double platinum to be later
eclipsed by their following project 'Abraxas' (1970), that goes quadruple
platinum. The immense success Carlos has with the band is accompanied by his
branching out into solo achievements. Under his pen is created the notorious
score to the sensational film 'La Bamba'. In respect of his emblematic
accomplishments, Carlos is invited to take part
in the first ever joint US and Soviet rock concert RocknRoll Summit. Apart
from making incredible music, Carlos also devotes to a number of civic and
humanitarian initiatives. Among the causes he ardently supports are Blues
for Salvador, San Francisco Earthquake Relief, and the Rights of Indigenous
Peoples.
Santana's extremely productive efforts eventually lead to fourteen gold, and
nine platinum albums. His most notable honors are the eight Grammy awards
that
he collects at the 2000's edition of the event, including Record of the Year
and Song of the Year for 'Smooth' and Album of the Year for 'Supernatura
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