History Music / Santana

* LimitedLyricsSong: "Oye Como Va" from ''[[Music/AbraxasAlbum Abraxas]]'' (1970) only has of these four verses in Spanish, repeated a few times inbetween great many solos:

Santana is a U.S. Latin rock band formed in 1967 by lead guitarist and namesake Music/CarlosSantana. They first gained recognition after playing at UsefulNotes/{{Woodstock}}, and became famous for pioneering a fusion of rock, salsa and jazz music. They became pioneers of the Chicano rock sound along with Music/{{War|Band}} and Malo (featuring Santana's brother Jorge Santana).

Their popularity dwindled after TheSeventies but they made a huge comeback in the late '90s with the ''Supernatural'' album and the hit single "Smooth."

Throughout their history Carlos Santana has been their only permanent member. The RevolvingDoorBand approach was [[EnforcedTrope preferred]] by Carlos Santana, who desired working with a large lineup of top musicians, including percussionist Armando Peraza, bassist David Brown, and drummer/singer Buddy Miles. Also worth noting is that in 1973 former Santana members Neal Schon and Gregg Rolie formed Music/{{Journey|Band}}, which started out as a Santana-like band but went on to become one of the biggest ArenaRock bands of TheEighties.

Also, from the ''Supernatural'' album through ''All That I Am'' lead vocals have (mostly) been provided by a rotating roster of guest musicians.

'''Original Albums'''

-->"Smooth" featuring '''Music/RobThomas'''

* TheBusCameBack: ''Santana IV'' features the reunion of most of the original Santana band from their first three albums: Santana himself, plus Gregg Rolie, Neal Schon, Mike Carabello and Michael Shrieve.

* SongStyleShift: Their version of "Black Magic Woman" speeds up for an epic instrumental outro.

Throughout their history Carlos Santana has been their only permanent member. The RevolvingDoorBand approach was [[EnforcedTrope preferred]] by Carlos Santana, who desired working with a large lineup of top musicians, including percussionist Armando Peraza, bassist David Brown, and drummer/singer Buddy Miles. Also worth noting is that in 1973 former Santana members Neal Schon and Gregg Rolie formed Music/{{Journey}}, which started out as a Santana-like band but went on to become one of the biggest ArenaRock bands of TheEighties.

* ''Music/{{Abraxas}}'' (1970)

* NeoclassicalPunkZydecoRockabilly: Rock, salsa, blues,... it is all mixed together.

* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: Usually between 1 and 4, while their harder songs hit 5. Their heaviest song is probably "America" (a HeavyMetal song featuring Music/{{POD}}), which falls around 6 or 7.

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[[caption-width-right:350:Santana circa 1971]]

!!Tropes:

* ''Santana III'' (1971)

* ''Shango'' (1982)

Santana is a U.S. Latin rock band formed in 1967 by lead guitarist and namesake Music/CarlosSantana. They first gained recognition after playing at UsefulNotes/{{Woodstock}}, and became famous for pioneering a fusion of rock, salsa and jazz music. They became pioneers of the Chicano rock sound along with Music/{{War}} and Malo (featuring Santana's brother Jorge Santana).

->''And it's just like the ocean under the moon,\\
Oh, it's the same as the emotion that I get from you,\\
You got the kind of lovin' that can be so smooth, yeah,\\
Give me your heart, make it real, or else forget about it.''
-->"Smooth"

Give me your heart, make it real or else forget about it.''

Santana is a U.S. Latin rock band formed in 1967 by lead guitarist and namesake Music/CarlosSantana. They first gained recognition after playing at {{Woodstock}}, and became famous for pioneering a fusion of rock, salsa and jazz music. They became pioneers of the Chicano rock sound along with {{War}} and Malo (featuring Santana's brother Jorge Santana).

* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: Usually between 1 and 4, while their harder songs hit 5. Their heaviest song is probably "America" (a NuMetal song featuring Music/{{POD}}), which falls around 6 or 7.

* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: Usually between 1 and 4, while their harder songs hit 5. Their heaviest song is probably "America" (a NuMetal song featuring P.O.D.), which falls around 6 or 7.

* CreatorCouple: Cindy Blackman-Santana plays drums on ''Corazon''.

'''Santana''' is a U.S. Latin rock band formed in 1967 by lead guitarist and namesake Music/CarlosSantana. They first gained recognition after playing at {{Woodstock}}, and became famous for pioneering a fusion of rock, salsa and jazz music. They became pioneers of the Chicano rock sound along with {{War}} and Malo (featuring Santana's brother Jorge Santana).

'''Santana''' is a U.S. Latin rock band formed in the 1967 by lead guitarist and namesake Music/CarlosSantana. They first gained recognition after playing at {{Woodstock}}, and became famous for pioneering a fusion of rock, salsa and jazz music. They became pioneers of the Chicano rock sound along with {{War}} and Malo (featuring Santana's brother Jorge Santana).

* MassiveMultiplayerCrossover: ''Supernatural'' and ''All That I Am''. Of course, given Carlos doesn't sing, there's always gonna be many a GuestStarPartyMember, but those were intentionally built on famous collaborators.

* CoverVersion: Many of their songs on the early years, including "Black Magic Woman" by Music/FleetwoodMac, "Oye como va" by Music/TitoPuente, and "She's Not There" by Music/TheZombies (originally appearing on ''Music/BeginHere'').