Carlos Santana - "Samba Pa Ti" (1970)

Carlos Augusto Alves Santana (born July 20, 1947) is a Mexican rock guitarist. Santana became famous in the late 1960s and early 1970s with his band, Santana, which pioneered rock, salsa and jazz fusion. The band's sound featured his melodic, blues-based guitar lines set against Latin rhythms featuring percussion instruments such as timbales and congas not generally heard in rock music. Santana continued to work in these forms over the following decades. He experienced a resurgence of popularity and critical acclaim in the late 1990s. Rolling Stone named Santana number 15 on their list of the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time in 2003. He has won 10 Grammy Awards and 3 Latin Grammy Awards.

Santana was born in Autlán de Navarro, Jalisco, Mexico. His father was a mariachi violinist, and Carlos learned to play the violin at age five and the guitar at age eight. Young Carlos was heavily influenced by Ritchie Valens at a time when there were very few Latinos in American rock and pop music. The family moved from Autlán de Navarro to Tijuana, the border city between Mexico and California, and then San Francisco. Carlos stayed in Tijuana but joined his family in San Francisco later and graduated from James Lick Middle School and Mission High School there. He graduated from Mission High in 1965. Javier Bátiz, a famous guitarist from Tijuana Mexico, is said to have been Carlos's guitar teacher who taught him to play a different style of guitar soloing. After learning Batiz's techniques, Santana would make them his own as well.

In San Francisco, he got the chance to see his idols, most notably B.B. King, perform live. He was also introduced to a variety of new musical influences, including jazz and folk music, and witnessed the growing hippie movement centered in San Francisco in the 1960s. After several years spent working as a dishwasher in a diner and busking for spare change, Santana decided to become a full-time musician; in 1966, he formed the Santana Blues Band, with fellow street musicians, David Brown and Gregg Rolie (bassist and keyboard player, respectively).

With their highly original blend of Latin-infused rock, jazz, blues, salsa, and African rhythms, the band (which quickly became known simply as Santana) gained an immediate following on the San Francisco strip club. The band's early success, capped off by a memorable performance at Woodstock in 1969, led to a recording contract with Columbia Records, then run by Clive Davis.

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[tam15xx]

just goes to show that you dont need vocals to make a brillaint song!! aww how i love this :D carlos is a hero!!!

[TheBacmaster]

@tam15xx That's a very interesting point and observation you've made! I never thought of that! Carlos will always be the best. Everytime I hear this song, it takes me back to the simple world. Peace and love!

[happypacow]

Incredible...still

[TheBacmaster]

@happypacow It seems like yesterday when I first heard this. Life was so much more simple back then!

I paid $2.50 for this album in 1970...Carlos Santana, will always be the man! An artist that can bring out emotions with his guitar.

[TheBacmaster]

Try listening to this song with your eyes closed by yourself. It really moves the soul...

Regards from Joe

[SeattlePogo]

Simply makes me cry . . such beautiful music! I am in awe of this song . . Santana is one of the best!

[TheDamarisyamo]

Que bueno que va a estas en la arena ciudad de mexico te amo Santana

[MontoroAndres]

Hi , the song is wonderfull thank you very much a+ andrès

[carlos42cesar]

ESTE TEMA LO ESCUCHABAMOS TODAS LAS NOCHES...EN UN PROGRAMA DE MUSICA ROMANTICA Q SE EMITIA LW1 CBA...UN PERUANO....LO ESPERABAMOS ANSIOSOS CON TODOS MIS AMIGOS..1970..UNOS PIBES ENTONCES

[gpy001]

Oh yeah, they're always a few bad apples just do it for your subscribers and we will enjoy them!

[gpy001]

Great job in capturing a (R&R Hall of fame) Icon with one of the best slideshows I've seen. I Think you should do one for your top 5 Guitarist and if you are a music lover, do 5 for Drums, and 5 for vocals. 1 per week to keep your subscribers coming back for more and you could possibly get a bunch of new subs. You've given us a taste of what you can do and I think there's more in that creative mind of yours. Awesome & thanks again!!!!!

[NoRosesForMe]

Their best song. A little samba....but.....kinda makes me teary eyed sometimes. Means much more than a dance! xx Thank you for posting. Peace! "Jenny"

[anabelageorge]

AWESOME!!!

[ebeneezzer]

What a boring overrated load of shit this is.

[pilitt]

nadie ha puesto no me gusta, fuck yea!!

[MariaRucaila]

Aaa...mis papas se ponen romanticos con esa canción :)