Carlos Santana has his own group of the same name, Santana, in San Francisco at the end of 1960. The group was based on Latin rhythms with a percussion section, drums, timbales, congas, and over the Carlos has built its magical sound powered superimposed included. His early influences were blues guitarist BB King - King plays Santana not only imitates but also the facial expressions of the "King of the Blues."
Based on these milestones, which could createtheir own unique guitar sound by the use of jazz-rock-shed of feedback and support, and brought a burning, increase in pitch assembly. He once compared the three-dimensional character of his guitar sound of a pond where you see the sun reflected on the surface, the fish swim in water, and sand and coral as low as possible.
Santana's first hit came from a concert hall in Woodstock, where he played the instrumental "Soul Sacrifice", accommodation for a meeting, which wasperfectly suited to the spiritual nature of the performance embryonic band.
At this stage of his career, the musical vision of Carlos' on Gibson SG Special guitars and Mesa Boogie amplifiers was directed. Traces the first "Evil Ways" and "Jingo," from his debut album "Santana" and "Black Magic Woman" (written by Fleetwood Mac guitarist Peter Green) and "Oye Como Va", "Abraxas" from the masterpiece, if the trampoline launch Santana
Further expansion of its jazzDirection merger, Santana said on its heritage with "All Everybody" and "No One is to rely on it," Santana III, and a cover of the Zombies "is not here" (with the use of a wah pedal) to " Moonflower. " During this time was Carlos Gibson Les Pauls and propensity for Gibson
Carlos in 1980 he worked with musicians like keyboardist Booker T. Jones (Head of rhythm and blues instrumental group Booker and drummer Buddy Miles (Band of AlumniGypsys Jimi Hendrix led), and jazz keyboardist McCoy Tyner and jazz saxophonist Wayne Shorter. During this time, began to measure Santana Paul Reed Smith guitars support. He received great critical reviews at this time, but not much commercial success.
However, changed in 1999 with the chart topping CD "Supernatural", a separate statement number one "Shaman" in 2002. At that time her sound was generated Carlos branded custom DumbleAmplifier.
Since the beginning of his career to date, despite all the changes in the music of Carlos Santana and musicians, and his choice of guitars, amplifiers and effects units, remains constant: the search for the Holy Grail of magical, supernatural, the transcendental sound.
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