Santana is an American Latin rock band formed in San Francisco, California in 1967 by Mexican guitarist Carlos Santana. The band first came to widespread public attention when their performance of "Soul Sacrifice" at Woodstock in 1969 provided a contrast to other acts on the bill. This exposure helped propel their first album, also named Santana, into a hit, followed in the next two years by the successful Abraxas and Santana III. In the years that followed lineup changes were common. Carlos Santana's increasing involvement with guru Sri Chinmoy took the band into more esoteric music, though never quite losing its initial Latin influence. In 1998, the group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, with Carlos Santana, Jose Chepito Areas, David Brown, Gregg Rolie, Mike Carabello and Michael Shrieve being honored. The band has earned eight Grammy Awards and three Latin Grammy Awards, the latter all in 2000. Carlos also won Grammy Awards as a solo artist in 1989 and 2003. Santana has sold more than 90 million records worldwide, making them one of the world’s best-selling groups of all time. In 2013, Santana announced a reunion of the classic line-up for a new record, predicting a 2014 release. They are tied with having the most won Grammys in one night. Santana is an American Latin rock band formed in San Francisco, California in 1967 by Mexican guitarist Carlos Santana. The band first came to widespread public attention when their performance of "Soul Sacrifice" at Woodstock in 1969 provided a contrast to other acts on the bill. This exposure helped propel their first album, also named Santana, into a hit, followed in the next two years by the successful Abraxas and Santana III. In the years that followed lineup changes were common. Carlos Santana's increasing involvement with guru Sri Chinmoy took the band into more esoteric music, though never quite losing its initial Latin influence. In 1998, the group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, with Carlos Santana, Jose Chepito Areas, David Brown, Gregg Rolie, Mike Carabello and Michael Shrieve being honored. The band has earned eight Grammy Awards and three Latin Grammy Awards, the latter all in 2000. Carlos also won Grammy Awards as a solo artist in 1989 and 2003. Santana has sold more than 90 million records worldwide, making them one of the world’s best-selling groups of all time. In 2013, Santana announced a reunion of the classic line-up for a new record, predicting a 2014 release. They are tied with having the most won Grammys in one night. false 2025-11-07 18:51:20 4165 Afro-Cuban Jazz Alternative Rock Aor Blues Blues Rock Blues Rock;1;79;8;86;Latin Pop;Latin Rock;13;Pop Rock;17 Blues Rock/Latin Rock Blues Rock/Rock Classic Rock Easy Listening Electronic Free Jazz Hard Rock House Instrumental Rock Jazz Jazz Fusion Jazz Rock Jazz-Funk Latin Latin Jazz Latin Pop Latin Rock Latin Rock/Blues Rock Pop Pop Rock Progressive Rock Psychedelic Psychedelic Rock R&B Rock Rock And Roll Samba Soft Rock 111310 9a3bf45c-347d-4630-894d-7cf3e8e0b632 /media/data/media5/Music/Santana/folder.jpg /media/data/media5/Music/Santana/backdrop1.jpg /media/data/media5/Music/Santana/fanart.jpg 1971 1974 1974 1976 1977 1977 1979 1981 1982 1985 1987 1988 1990 1991 1991 1992 1992 1994 1995 1998 1998 1999 1999 1999 1999 2001 2002 2002 2003 2003 2005 2007 2007 2008 2008 2009 2009 2010 2010 2010 2011 2012 2012 2014 2014 2016 2019 2019 2021 2021 Santana