Our Top 10 Best Carlos Santana Songs
Some songs are just like tattoos for your brain… You hear them, and they’re affixed to you
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Carlos Humberto Santana Barragan was born to play the blues. By the time he was five he was an accomplished violinist and under the tutelage of his father, who was a respected and talented mariachi musician in their hometown of Jalisco, three years later, Carlos began to show a rare talent for the guitar.
But it wasn’t until he fell under the thrall of Richie Valens, BB King, and John Lee Hooker that his gift really began to manifest, and when his family finally moved to and settled in San Francisco, a world of musical experimentation and exploration opened its arms to Carlos Santana, and he willingly fell into them.
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In nineteen sixty-six, having discovered his purpose in life as his adopted city began to sway to the psychedelic beat of flower power, Carlos rejected the stifling expectation of the blue-collar world that he’d been born into, and elected to become a full-time musician.
Even in San Francisco, a mecca for musicians from all over the wo
The Top 10 Carlos Santana Songs
The name Carlos Santana evokes something almost immediately. Not only do you think of the world&#;s best guitar players, not only do you think of psychedelic, burning hot tracks like &#;Black Magic Woman,&#; and not only do you think of the sweetness and kindness, but you think of that sound. That syrup-dipped guitar tone that both cries and dances.
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From the Bay Area, Santana made a name for himself in San Francisco during the ’60s and played the original Woodstock. He enjoyed another huge duration of fame in the s with the release of Supernatural, which featured many artists that you&#;ll read about below.
To date, the artist has won 10 Grammy Awards and 3 Latin Grammy Awards and was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Here are his 10 best songs.
1. &#;Black Magic Woman&#;
Released in from Santana&#;s LP, Abraxas, &#;Black Magic Woman&#; was originally written by U.K. artist Peter Green. Fleetwood Mac released it in Santana made it his own, along with the help of singer Gregg Rolie. The song hit No. 4 in the U.S.
2. &#;Oye Coma Va&#;
Also released in by S
Top 10 Santana Songs
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Though there have been many line-up and sound changes over the years, Carlos Santana has remained the leader and his guitar the distinct sound. For over five decades Santana has been recording and releasing singles that jump and dance across styles, genres, and even cultures all the while retaining the feel that is quintessentially Santana. No matter what song, album, or year you know it’s a Santana song with the first note of his searing guitar. If we were to measure the polarity and talent of ’s guitar players like Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck,,Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, and so one, Carlos Santana stands side by side with all of them.
10) Soul Sacrifice
The song that started
10 of the most iconic Santana songs
Their use of salsa and mambo-style percussion, paired with insane guitar skills from the man Carlos Santana himself made them a force to be reckoned with—releasing over 25 studio albums, and selling over 47 million. Today we take a dive into 10 of their most iconic songs from over the years.
&#;Maria Maria&#; feat. The Product G&B ()
Seamlessly blending elements of hip hop with soulful vocals, this hit featured the Product G&B and sampled the drum beat from the Headhunters’ &#;God Made Me Funky&#;, while also incorporating the main melody from &#;Wu-Tang Clan Ain&#;t Nuthing ta Fuck Wit&#;.
Releasing on September 14, , &#;Maria Maria&#; reached number one in over six countries, and stayed at the top of the Billboard Hot chart for ten weeks in the US.
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Written and produced by Wyclef Jean and Jerry &#;Wonda&#; Duplessis, and the pair began working on the track with Santana while Jean’s previous group (hip hop trio Fugees) were on tour in San Francisco.
Jean reached out to the Product G&B for vocals and would later add the duo to his own record label, Yclef.
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