Editing Carlos Santana (section)

== Biography ==

=== Early life ===
Santana was born in [[Autlán de Navarro]] in [[Jalisco]], Mexico on July 20, 1947. He learned to play the violin at age five and the guitar at age eight, under the tutelage of his father, who was a [[mariachi]] musician.<ref name="santanamigos1947" >{{cite web |last1=Brichi |first1=Karim |title=1947-1966 |url=https://santanamigos.pagesperso-orange.fr/1947.htm |website=Santanamigos |access-date=27 September 2020}}</ref> His younger brother, [[Jorge Santana|Jorge]], also became a professional guitarist.

The family moved from Autlán to [[Tijuana]], on the border with the United States. Carlos' rock and roll career started in the city park: ''Parque Teniente Guerrero'', his mother took him to see the [[:es:TJ's|Tj's]], the pioneer rock and roll band from the city. TJ (tee jay) is a nickname for Tijuana. They were formed by [[:es:Javier Bátiz|Javier Bátiz]]. At the age of 12, Carlos became a roadie and eventually he would join them as a bass player, bass because Bátiz was playing guitar. He later left so he could play guitar in another bar band.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Santana |first=Carlos |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XNcNAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT4 |title=The Universal Tone: Bringing My Story to Light |date=2014-11-04 |publisher=Little, Brown |isbn=978-0-316-24491-6 |language=en}}</ref> The Tj's and Bátiz turned Carlos on to [[Blues|blues music]], especially that of [[T-Bone Walker]], [[Muddy Waters]], [[B.B. King]], [[Chuck Berry]], [[Howlin' Wolf]], and [[James Brown]].

The Santanas then moved to [[San Francisco]], where his father had steady work.<ref name="santanamigos1947" /><ref>{{cite web |title=The Latin American Club |url=https://punchdrink.com/venues/the-latin-american-club/ |website=PUNCH |access-date=27 September 2020 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Third Eye Blind's Stephan Jenkins Walks Us Down Valencia Street in San Francisco's Mission |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/stephan-jenkins-san-francisco-travel-cityguides/ |website=vice.com |date=April 13, 2016 |access-date=27 September 2020 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Bay Area |url=https://engineering.osu.edu/bay-area |website=engineering.osu.edu |date=April 29, 2020 |access-date=27 September 2020}}</ref> In October 1966, Santana started the [[Santana (band)|Santana Blues Band]]. By 1968, the band had begun to incorporate different types of influences into their electric blues. Santana later said, "If I would go to some cat's room, he'd be listening to [[Sly Stone|Sly [Stone]]] and [[Jimi Hendrix]]; another guy to the [[The Rolling Stones|Stones]] and [[the Beatles]]. Another guy'd be listening to [[Tito Puente]] and [[Mongo Santamaría]]. Another guy'd be listening to [[Miles Davis|Miles [Davis]]] and [[John Coltrane|[John] Coltrane]]{{nbsp}}... To me it was like being at a university."<ref>{{Cite book |title = [[Rockin' in Time]] |last = Szatmary |first = David P. |publisher = Pearson |year = 2014 |isbn = 978-0-205-93624-3 |location = United States |pages = 216}}</ref>

Around the age of eight, Santana fell under the influence of blues performers like [[B.B. King]], Javier Bátiz, and [[John Lee Hooker]]. [[Gábor Szabó]]'s mid-1960s jazz guitar work also strongly influenced Santana's playing. Indeed, Szabó's composition "Gypsy Queen" was used as the second part of Santana's 1970 treatment of [[Peter Green (musician)|Peter Green]]'s composition "[[Black Magic Woman]]", almost down to identical [[guitar lick]]s. Santana's 2012 instrumental album ''[[Shape Shifter (album)|Shape Shifter]]'' includes a song called "Mr. Szabo", played in tribute in the style of Szabó. Santana also credits Hendrix, Bloomfield, [[Hank Marvin]], and Peter Green as important influences; he considered Bloomfield a direct mentor, writing of a key meeting with Bloomfield in San Francisco in the foreword he wrote to a 2000 biography of Bloomfield, ''Michael Bloomfield: If You Love These Blues – An Oral History''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dougpayne.com/carlos.htm |title=Carlos Santana Influences |publisher=Dougpayne.com |date=April 23, 1977 |access-date=March 13, 2010}}</ref> Between the ages of 10 and 12, he was sexually abused by an American man who brought him across the border.<ref>{{cite web |date=2 March 2000 |title=Santana Says He Was Molested As A Child |url=https://www.mtv.com/news/wchsic/santana-says-he-was-molested-as-a-child |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220819141751/https://www.mtv.com/news/wchsic/santana-says-he-was-molested-as-a-child |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 19, 2022 |access-date=21 September 2023 |website=[[MTV News]] |publisher=[[MTV]]}}</ref> Santana lived in the [[Mission District, San Francisco|Mission District]], graduated from James Lick Middle School, and left [[Mission High School (San Francisco)|Mission High School]] in 1965. He was accepted at [[California State University, Northridge]] and [[Humboldt State University]], but chose not to attend college.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.boomsbeat.com/articles/105923/20151229/50-facts-life-carlos-santana.htm|title=50 facts from life of Carlos Santana|date=December 29, 2015|work=BOOMSbeat|access-date=August 11, 2017}}</ref>

=== Early career ===
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Santana was influenced by popular artists of the 1950s such as [[B.B. King]], [[T-Bone Walker]], Javier Batiz,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCdHpq8KLlo| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211028/lCdHpq8KLlo| archive-date=2021-10-28|title=Javier Bátiz, Santana – I love you much too much (en directo)|date=June 2, 2015|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref> and [[John Lee Hooker]].<ref name="auto789">{{cite journal|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/367933042/|quote=When the family moved to the boom town of Tijuana in 1955, 8-year-old Carlos picked up the guitar, studying and emulating the sounds of B.B. King, T-Bone Walker, and John Lee Hooker. Soon he was playing with local bands like "T.J.'s," where he added his own unique touch and feel to the popular songs of '50s rock 'n' roll. As he continued to play with different bands along the busy "Tijuana Strip," he started to perfect his style and sound.|title=Carlos Santana – the king of World Music|journal=La Voz|location=Denver|date=August 26, 1998 |page=11|volume=24|issue=34|issn=0746-0988|oclc=9747738|publisher=La Voz Publishing Company}}</ref> Soon after he began playing guitar, he joined local bands along the "Tijuana Strip", where he was able to begin developing his own sound.<ref name="auto789"/> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kopp |first=Bill |date=June 11, 2019 |title=Why Carlos Santana Calls Himself a 'Real Hippie' |url=https://www.goodtimes.sc/carlos-santana-real-hippie/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221006014104/https://www.goodtimes.sc/carlos-santana-real-hippie/ |archive-date=October 6, 2022 |access-date=2024-05-23 |website=Good Times |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=February 10, 2000 |title=Return of the hippie |url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2000/feb/10/artsfeatures1 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230922082526/https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2000/feb/10/artsfeatures1 |archive-date=September 22, 2023 |access-date=2024-05-23 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> After several years spent working as a dishwasher at Tic Tock Drive-In No2 and [[busking]] to pay for a [[Gibson SG]], replacing a destroyed [[Gibson Melody Maker]],<ref>{{cite book |last1=Santana |first1=Carlos |author-link1=Carlos Santana |title=The Universal Tone: Bringing My Story to Light |date=November 4, 2014 |publisher=Little, Brown |isbn=978-0-316-24491-6 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XNcNAwAAQBAJ&q=Tic+Tock+dishwasher&pg=PT107 |language=en |quote=That's how I began my career as a dishwasher at the Tic Tock Drive In. I worked at the one at 3rd and King}}</ref> Santana decided to become a full-time musician. In 1966, he was chosen along with other musicians to form an ad hoc band to substitute for that of an intoxicated [[Paul Butterfield]] to play a Sunday matinee set at [[Bill Graham (promoter)|Bill Graham]]'s [[The Fillmore|Fillmore Auditorium]]. Graham selected the substitutes from musicians he knew primarily through his connections with the [[Butterfield Blues Band]], [[Grateful Dead]], and [[Jefferson Airplane]]. Santana's guitar playing caught the attention of both the audience and Graham.<ref>Shapiro, Marc, "Carlos Santana: Back on Top”, pages 57–58, St. Martin’s Press, {{ISBN|0-312-26904-8}}, 2000.</ref>

During the same year he and fellow street musicians [[David Brown (American musician)|David Brown]] (bass guitar), [[Marcus Malone]] (percussion) and [[Gregg Rolie]] (lead vocals, [[Hammond organ#B-3 / C-3 / RT-3 / A-100 / D-100 / E-100 / H-100 series|Hammond Organ B3]]), formed the Santana Blues Band.<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p195903|pure_url=yes}}|title=Carlos Santana > Biography|last=Ruhlmann|first=William|year=2003|website=AllMusic|access-date=June 25, 2009}}</ref>

=== Record deal, Woodstock breakthrough, and height of success: 1969–1972 ===
[[File:Santana_(1971).png|thumb|right|250px|Trade ad for Santana's album ''Santana III'']]

Santana's band was signed by [[Columbia Records]], which shortened its name to simply "[[Santana (band)|Santana]]".<ref>[http://www.academic.eb.com.ezproxy4.library.arizona.edu/levels/collegiate/article/476059] {{dead link|date=June 2021}}</ref> It went into the studio to record its first album in January 1969, finally laying down tracks in May that became its first album. Members were not satisfied with the release, dismissed drummer Bob Livingston, and added [[Mike Shrieve]], who had a strong background in both jazz and rock. Then the band lost percussionist [[Marcus Malone]], who was charged with involuntary manslaughter. Michael Carabello was re-enlisted in his place, bringing with him experienced [[Nicaraguan]] percussionist [[José Areas|José Chepito Areas]].

Major rock music promoter [[Bill Graham (promoter)|Bill Graham]], a Latin music aficionado who had been a fan of Santana from its inception, arranged for the band to appear at the [[Woodstock|Woodstock Music and Art Festival]] before its debut album was even released. Its set was one of the surprises of the festival, highlighted by an eleven-minute performance of a throbbing instrumental, "[[Soul Sacrifice (song)|Soul Sacrifice]]". Its inclusion in the ''[[Woodstock (film)|Woodstock]]'' film and soundtrack album vastly increased the band's popularity. Graham also suggested Santana record the [[Willie Bobo]] song "[[Evil Ways (Santana song)|Evil Ways]]", as he felt it would get radio airplay. The band's first album, ''[[Santana (1969 album)|Santana]]'', was released in August 1969 and became a hit, reaching No. 4 on the U.S. [[Billboard 200]].<ref>{{cite AV media|title=Santana|publisher=Sony|year=1998|id=489542-2}}</ref>

The band's performance at Woodstock and the follow-up sound track and movie introduced them to an international audience and garnered critical acclaim. The sudden success which followed put pressure on the group, highlighting the different musical directions in which Rolie and Santana were starting to go. Rolie, along with some of the other band members, wanted to emphasize a basic [[hard rock]] sound which had been a key component in establishing the band from the start. Santana, however, was increasingly interested in moving beyond his love of blues and rock and wanted more jazzy, ethereal elements in the music. He became fascinated with [[Gábor Szabó]], [[Miles Davis]], [[Pharoah Sanders]], and [[John Coltrane]], as well as developing a growing interest in [[spirituality]]. Although Davis and Santana were longtime friends, they only recorded together once, in 1990 for Rustichelli. Santana's band has also included many musicians who also played with Davis.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-day-carlos-santana-met-miles-davis/ | title=The Day Santana Met Miles Davis | website=[[The Daily Beast]] | date=January 25, 2015 }}</ref> At the same time, Chepito Areas was stricken with a near-fatal [[Cerebral hemorrhage|brain hemorrhage]], and Santana hoped to continue by finding a temporary replacement (first [[Willie Bobo]], then [[Coke Escovedo]]), while others in the band, especially Michael Carabello, felt it was wrong to perform publicly without Areas. Cliques formed and the band started to disintegrate.

Consolidating the interest generated by their first album, and their highly acclaimed live performance at the Woodstock Festival in August 1969, the band followed up with their second album, ''[[Abraxas (album)|Abraxas]]'', in September 1970. The album's mix of rock, blues, jazz, salsa and other influences was very well received, showing a musical maturation from their first album and refining the band's early sound. ''Abraxas'' included two of Santana's most enduring and well-known hits, "[[Oye Como Va#Santana version|Oye Como Va]]", and "[[Black Magic Woman#Santana version|Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen]]". ''Abraxas'' spent six weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard chart at the end of 1970.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/73601/chart-beat-bonus |title=Chart Beat Bonus |magazine=Billboard |date=November 1, 2002 |access-date=June 14, 2014}}</ref> The album remained on the charts for 88 weeks and was certified 4× platinum in 1986.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.superseventies.com/spsantana2.html |title=Santana – Abraxas |publisher=Superseventies.com |access-date=June 14, 2014}}</ref> In 2003, the album was ranked number 205 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.<ref>Levy, Joe; Steven Van Zandt (2006) [2005]. "205 | Abraxas – Santana". Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (3rd ed.). London: Turnaround. {{ISBN|1-932958-61-4}}. {{OCLC|70672814}}. Archived from the original on November 6, 2007. Retrieved March 9, 2006.</ref>

Teenage [[San Francisco Bay Area]] guitar prodigy [[Neal Schon]] joined the Santana band in 1971, in time to complete the third album, ''[[Santana (1971 album)|Santana III]]''. The band now boasted a powerful dual-lead-guitar act that gave the album a tougher sound. The sound of the band was also helped by the return of a recuperated Chepito Areas and the assistance of Coke Escovedo in the percussion section. Enhancing the band's sound further was the support of popular Bay Area group [[Tower of Power]]'s [[horn section]], Luis Gasca of [[Malo (band)|Malo]], and other [[session musician]]s which added to both percussion and vocals, injecting more energy to the proceedings. ''Santana III'' was another success, reaching No. 1 on the album charts, selling two million copies, and yielding the hit "[[No One to Depend On]]".

Tension between members of the band continued, however. Along with musical differences, drug use became a problem, and Santana was deeply worried that it was affecting the band's performance. Coke Escovedo encouraged Santana to take more control of the band's musical direction, much to the dismay of some of the others who thought that the band and its sound was a collective effort. Also, financial irregularities were exposed while under the management of Stan Marcum, whom Bill Graham criticized as being incompetent. Growing resentments between Santana and Michael Carabello over lifestyle issues resulted in his departure on bad terms. James Mingo Lewis was hired at the last minute as a replacement at a concert in New York City. David Brown later left due to substance abuse problems. A [[Santana III Tour|South American tour]] was cut short in [[Lima, Peru]] due to unruly fans and student protests against U.S. governmental policies.

In January 1972, Santana, Schon, Escovedo, and Lewis joined former [[Band of Gypsys]] drummer [[Buddy Miles]] for a concert at Hawaii's [[Diamond Head, Hawaii|Diamond Head Crater]], which was recorded for the album ''[[Carlos Santana & Buddy Miles! Live!]]'', which became a gold record.

=== ''Caravanserai'' ===
[[File:Santana 1973.jpg|thumb|left|Santana performing in Hamburg, West Germany in 1973]]

In early 1972, Santana and the remaining members of the band started working on their fourth album, ''[[Caravanserai (album)|Caravanserai]]''. During the studio sessions, Santana and [[Michael Shrieve]] brought in other musicians: percussionists James Mingo Lewis and Latin-Jazz veteran, [[Armando Peraza]] replacing Michael Carabello, and bassists Tom Rutley and Doug Rauch replacing [[David Brown (American musician)|David Brown]]. Also assisting on keyboards were [[Wendy Haas]] and [[Tom Coster]]. With the unsettling influx of new players in the studio, [[Gregg Rolie]] and [[Neal Schon]] decided that it was time to leave after the completion of the album, even though both contributed to the session. Rolie returned home to Seattle; later, he and Schon became founding members of [[Journey (band)|Journey]].

When ''[[Caravanserai (album)|Caravanserai]]'' did emerge in 1972, it marked a strong change in musical direction towards [[jazz fusion]]. The album received critical praise, but CBS executive [[Clive Davis]] warned Santana and the band that it would sabotage the band's position as a "[[Top 40]]" act. Nevertheless, over the years, the album achieved platinum status. The difficulties Santana and the band went through during this period were chronicled in [[Ben Fong-Torres]]' ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' 1972 cover story "The Resurrection of Carlos Santana".

=== Shifting styles and spirituality: 1972–1979 ===
[[File:Carlos Santana 123176.jpg|thumb|New Year's Eve 1976 at the [[Cow Palace]] in San Francisco]]

In 1972, Santana became interested in the pioneering fusion band the [[Mahavishnu Orchestra]] and its guitarist, [[John McLaughlin (musician)|John McLaughlin]]. Aware of Santana's interest in meditation, McLaughlin introduced Santana and his wife Deborah to his guru [[Sri Chinmoy]]. Chinmoy accepted them as disciples in 1973. Santana was given the name '''Devadip''', meaning "The lamp, light and eye of God". Santana and McLaughlin recorded an album together, ''[[Love Devotion Surrender|Love, Devotion, Surrender]]'' (1973) with members of Santana and the Mahavishnu Orchestra, along with percussionist [[Don Alias]] and organist [[Larry Young (musician)|Larry Young]], both of whom had made appearances, along with McLaughlin, on [[Miles Davis]]' classic 1970 album ''[[Bitches Brew]]''.

In 1973, Santana, having obtained legal rights to the band's name, ''[[Santana (band)|Santana]]'', formed a new version of the band with [[Armando Peraza]] and [[José Areas|Chepito Areas]] on percussion, [[Doug Rauch]] on bass, [[Michael Shrieve]] on drums, and [[Tom Coster]] and Richard Kermode on keyboards. Santana later was able to recruit jazz vocalist [[Leon Thomas]] for the [[Caravanserai Tour|tour supporting ''Caravanserai'']] in Japan on July 3 and 4, 1973, which was recorded for the 1974 live, sprawling, high-energy triple vinyl LP fusion album ''[[Lotus (Santana album)|Lotus]]''. CBS records would not allow its release unless the material was condensed. Santana did not agree to those terms, and ''Lotus'' was available in the U.S. only as an expensive, imported, three-record set. The group later went into the studio and recorded ''[[Welcome (Santana album)|Welcome]]'' (1973), which further reflected Santana's interests in [[jazz fusion]] and his increasing commitment to the spiritual life of Sri Chinmoy.

A collaboration with [[John Coltrane]]'s widow, [[Alice Coltrane]], ''[[Illuminations (Alice Coltrane and Carlos Santana album)|Illuminations]]'' (1974), followed. The album delved into [[avant-garde]] esoteric [[free jazz]], [[East India|Eastern Indian]] and classical influences with other ex-Miles Davis sidemen [[Jack DeJohnette]] and [[Dave Holland (bassist)|Dave Holland]]. Soon after, Santana replaced his band members again. This time Kermode, Thomas and Rauch departed from the group and were replaced by vocalist [[Leon Patillo]] (later a successful [[Contemporary Christian music|Contemporary Christian]] artist) and returning bassist David Brown. He also recruited soprano saxophonist Jules Broussard for the lineup. The band recorded one studio album ''[[Borboletta]]'', which was released in 1974. Drummer [[Leon "Ndugu" Chancler]] later joined the band as a replacement for [[Michael Shrieve]], who left to pursue a solo career.

[[File:Carlos_Santana_1978_by_Chris_Hakkens.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Santana during his [[Santana European Tour 1978|European tour]] in the Netherlands in 1978]]

By this time [[Bill Graham (promoter)|Bill Graham]]'s management company had assumed responsibility for the affairs of the group. Graham was critical of Santana's move into jazz and felt he needed to concentrate on getting ''Santana'' back into the charts with the edgy, streetwise [[Ethnic group|ethnic]] sound that had made them famous. Santana himself was seeing that the group's direction was alienating many fans. Although the albums and performances were given good reviews by critics in jazz and [[jazz fusion]] circles, sales had plummeted.

Santana, along with [[Tom Coster]], producer David Rubinson, and Chancler, formed yet another version of ''Santana'', adding vocalist Greg Walker. The 1976 album ''[[Amigos (Santana album)|Amigos]]'', which featured the songs "Dance, Sister, Dance" and "Let It Shine", had a strong funk and Latin sound. The album received considerable airplay on FM [[album-oriented rock]] stations with the instrumental "[[Europa (Earth's Cry Heaven's Smile)]]" and re-introduced ''Santana'' to the charts. In 1976, ''Rolling Stone'' ran a second cover story on ''Santana'' entitled "Santana Comes Home". In February 1976, Santana was presented with fifteen gold discs in Australia, representing sales in excess of 244,000.<ref name="AUS76">{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/70s/1976/Cash-Box-1976-02-21.pdf|title=Material Returns |magazine=[[Cash Box magazine|Cash Box]]|via=World Radio History|page=48|date=February 21, 1976|access-date=November 21, 2021}}</ref>

The albums conceived through the late 1970s followed the same formula, although with several lineup changes. Among the new personnel who joined was current percussionist Raul Rekow, who joined in early 1977. Most notable of the band's commercial efforts of this era was a version of the 1960s [[The Zombies|Zombies]] hit, "[[She's Not There]]", on the 1977 double album ''[[Moonflower (album)|Moonflower]]''.

Santana recorded two solo projects in this time: ''[[Oneness (Carlos Santana album)|Oneness: Silver Dreams – Golden Reality]]'', in 1979 and ''[[The Swing of Delight]]'' in 1980, which featured [[Herbie Hancock]], [[Wayne Shorter]], [[Ron Carter]], and [[Tony Williams (drummer)|Tony Williams]].

The pressures and temptations of being a high-profile rock musician and requirements of the spiritual lifestyle which [[guru]] [[Sri Chinmoy]] and his followers demanded were in conflict, and imposed considerable stress upon Santana's lifestyle and marriage. He was becoming increasingly disillusioned with what he thought were the unreasonable rules that Chinmoy imposed on his life, and in particular with his refusal to allow Santana and Deborah to start a family. He felt too that his fame was being used to increase the guru's visibility. Santana and Deborah eventually ended their relationship with Chinmoy in 1982.

=== 1980s and early 1990s ===
[[File:Santana 1984.jpg|thumb|190px|right|Santana in [[Barcelona]], Spain, 1984]]
[[File:Dylan-Baez-Santana.jpg|thumb|220px|left|L to R: [[Bob Dylan]], [[Joan Baez]], and Santana in [[Hamburg]], May 1984]]

More radio-friendly singles followed from Santana and the band. "Winning" in 1981 (from ''[[Zebop!]]'') and "Hold On" (a remake of the Canadian artist [[Ian Thomas (Canadian musician)|Ian Thomas]]' song) in 1982 both reached the top twenty. After his break with Sri Chinmoy, Santana went into the studio to record another solo album with Keith Olson and legendary R&B producer [[Jerry Wexler]]. The 1983 album ''[[Havana Moon]]'' revisited Santana's early musical experiences in Tijuana with [[Bo Diddley]]'s "[[Who Do You Love? (Bo Diddley song)|Who Do You Love]]" and the title cut, [[Chuck Berry]]'s "Havana Moon". The album's guests included [[Booker T. Jones]], [[the Fabulous Thunderbirds]], [[Willie Nelson]], and even Santana's father's [[mariachi]] orchestra. Santana again paid tribute to his early rock roots by doing the film score to ''[[La Bamba (film)|La Bamba]]'', which was based on the life of rock and roll legend [[Ritchie Valens]] and starred [[Lou Diamond Phillips]].

The band ''Santana'' returned in 1985 with a new album, ''[[Beyond Appearances]]'', and two years later with ''[[Freedom (Santana album)|Freedom]]''. ''Freedom'' is the fifteenth studio album by Santana. By this recording, Santana had nine members, some of whom had returned after being with the band in previous versions, including lead singer on the album Buddy Miles. Freedom moved away from the more poppy sound of the previous album ''Beyond Appearances'' and back to the band's original Latin rock.

Growing weary of trying to appease record company executives with formulaic hit records, Santana took great pleasure in jamming and making guest appearances with notables such as the jazz fusion group [[Weather Report]], jazz pianist [[McCoy Tyner]], Blues legend [[John Lee Hooker]], Frank Franklin, [[Living Colour]] guitarist [[Vernon Reid]], and West African singer [[Salif Keita]]. He and [[Mickey Hart]] of the [[Grateful Dead]] later recorded and performed with Nigerian drummer [[Babatunde Olatunji]], who conceived one of Santana's famous 1960s drum jams, "[[Drums of Passion#"Jin-Go-Lo-Ba"|Jingo]]". In 1988, Santana organized a reunion with past members from the Santana band for a [[Viva Santana! Tour|series of concert dates]]. CBS records released a 20-year retrospective of the band's accomplishments with ''[[Viva Santana!]]'', a double CD compilation. That same year, Santana formed an all-instrumental group featuring jazz legend [[Wayne Shorter]] on tenor and soprano saxophone. The group also included [[Patrice Rushen]] on keyboards, [[Alphonso Johnson]] on bass, [[Armando Peraza]] and Chepito Areas on percussion, and [[Leon "Ndugu" Chancler]] on drums. They toured briefly and received much acclaim from the music press, who compared the effort with the era of ''Caravanserai'' (1972). Santana released another solo record, ''[[Blues for Salvador]]'' (1987), which won a [[Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance]].

In 1990, Santana left Columbia Records after twenty-two years and signed with [[PolyGram|Polygram]]. The following year he made a guest appearance on [[Ottmar Liebert]]'s album, ''Solo Para Ti'' (1991), on the songs "Reaching out 2 U" and on a cover of his own song, "Samba Pa Ti". In 1992, Santana hired the [[jam band]] [[Phish]] as his opening act.<ref>{{cite web |title=Two sets of Phish opening for Santana, summers '92 and '96 |url=http://kdrt.org/audio/two-sets-phish-opening-santana-summers-92-and-96 |website=KDRT 95.7FM Davis |access-date=30 August 2019 |language=en |date=3 June 2012}}</ref> On his 1992 tour, Santana regularly invited some or all of the members of Phish to jam with his band during his headlining performances.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Puterbaugh |first1=Parke |title=Phish: The Biography |date=2009 |publisher=Hachette Books |isbn=9780306819476 |page=107 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9zyoeq86UV0C&q=phish%20santana%20hose&pg=PA107 }}</ref><ref name="phishsan">{{cite web |last1=Bernstein |first1=Scott |title=Watch Phish Guest With Santana At Blossom In 1992: Video |url=https://www.jambase.com/article/santana-phish-blossom-1992-video |website=JamBase |access-date=21 February 2022}}</ref> Phish also toured with Santana in Europe in 1996.<ref name="phishsan"/>

=== Return to commercial success ===
[[File:Carlos Santana crop right.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Santana performing in 2000]]

Santana kicked off the 1990s with a new album ''[[Spirits Dancing in the Flesh]]'' in 1990. This was followed by ''[[Milagro (Santana album)|Milagro]]'' in 1992, a live album ''[[Sacred Fire: Live in South America|Sacred Fire]]'' in 1993 and ''[[Santana Brothers|Brothers]]'' (a collaboration with his brother Jorge and nephew Carlos Hernandez) in 1994, but sales were relatively poor. Santana toured widely over the next few years but there were no further new album releases, and eventually he was even without a recording contract. However, [[Arista Records]]' [[Clive Davis]], who had worked with Santana at [[Columbia Records]], signed him and encouraged him to record a star-studded album with mostly younger artists. The result was 1999's ''[[Supernatural (Santana album)|Supernatural]]'', which included collaborations with [[Everlast (musician)|Everlast]], [[Rob Thomas (musician)|Rob Thomas]] of [[Matchbox Twenty]], [[Eric Clapton]], [[Lauryn Hill]], [[Wyclef Jean]], [[CeeLo Green]], [[Maná]], [[Dave Matthews]], [[KC Porter]], [[J. B. Eckl]], and others.

However, the lead single was what grabbed the attention of both fans and the music industry. "[[Smooth (Santana song)|Smooth]]", a dynamic [[Cha-cha-chá (music)|cha-cha]] stop-start number co-written and sung by [[Rob Thomas (musician)|Rob Thomas]] of [[Matchbox Twenty]], is laced throughout with Santana's [[fill (music)|guitar fills]] and runs. The track's energy was immediately apparent on radio, and it was played on a wide variety of station formats. "Smooth" spent twelve weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming in the process the last No. 1 single of the 1990s. The music video, set on a hot [[barrio]] street, was also very popular. ''Supernatural'' reached number one on the US album charts and the follow-up single, "[[Maria Maria]]", featuring the [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] duo [[the Product G&B]], also hit number one, spending ten weeks there in the spring of 2000. ''Supernatural'' eventually shipped over 15 million copies in the United States, and won eight [[Grammy Awards]] including Album of the Year, making it Santana's most successful album.

Carlos Santana, alongside the classic ''Santana'' lineup of their first two albums, was inducted as an individual into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] in 1998. During the ceremony he performed "Black Magic Woman" with the writer of the song, Fleetwood Mac's founder [[Peter Green (musician)|Peter Green]]. Green was inducted the same night.

In 2000, ''Supernatural'' won nine [[Grammy Award]]s (eight for Santana personally), including [[Grammy Award for Album of the Year|Album of the Year]], [[Grammy Award for Record of the Year|Record of the Year]] for "Smooth", and [[Grammy Award for Song of the Year|Song of the Year]] for its writers Thomas and [[Itaal Shur]]. Santana's acceptance speeches described his feelings about music's place in one's spiritual existence. Later in the same year at the [[Latin Grammy Awards]], he won three awards including [[Latin Grammy Award for Record of the Year|Record of the Year]]. In 2001, Santana's guitar skills were featured in [[Michael Jackson]]'s song "Whatever Happens" from the album ''[[Invincible (Michael Jackson album)|Invincible]]''.

In 2002, Santana released ''[[Shaman (album)|Shaman]]'', revisiting the ''Supernatural'' format of guest artists including [[Citizen Cope]], [[P.O.D.]], and [[Seal (musician)|Seal]]. Although the album was not the runaway success its predecessor had been, it produced two radio-friendly hits. "[[The Game of Love (Santana song)|The Game of Love]]" featuring [[Michelle Branch]] rose to number five on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] and spent many weeks at the top of the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, and "[[Why Don't You & I]]", written by and featuring [[Chad Kroeger]] from the group [[Nickelback]] (the original and a remix with [[Alex Band]] from the group [[the Calling (band)|the Calling]] were combined towards chart performance), reached number eight on the Billboard Hot 100. "The Game of Love" went on to win the [[Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals]]. In the same year, he was inducted into the [[International Latin Music Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{cite news|title=International Latin Music Hall of Fame Announces Inductees for 2002|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/international-latin-music-hall-of-fame-announces-inductees-for-2002-76803217.html|access-date=October 31, 2015|date=April 5, 2002}}</ref>

[[File:Santana.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Santana 2003 at a concert in Barcelona]]

In early August 2003, Santana was named fifteenth on ''Rolling Stone'' magazine's list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time". In 2004, Santana was honored as the [[Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year|Person of the Year]] by the [[Latin Recording Academy]].<ref name="Santana">{{cite news|title=Latin honours for Carlos Santana|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3745485.stm|access-date=November 8, 2010|date=May 25, 2004|work=BBC News}}</ref>

On April 21, 2005, Santana was honored as a [[Broadcast Music, Inc.|BMI]] Icon at the 12th annual BMI Latin Awards. Santana was the first songwriter designated a BMI Icon at the company's Latin Awards. The honor is given to a creator who has been "a unique and indelible influence on generations of music makers".<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.bmi.com/news/entry/234386 |title=Artists Announced for Tribute to Carlos Santana at BMI Latin Awards in Las Vegas |date=March 22, 2005 |publisher=bmi.com|access-date=September 15, 2010}}</ref>

[[File:Carlos Santana 2005.jpg|thumb|left|180px|Santana during a concert in 2005]]

In 2005, [[Herbie Hancock]] approached Santana to collaborate on an album again using the ''Supernatural'' formula. ''[[Possibilities]]'' was released on August 30, 2005, featuring Carlos Santana and [[Angélique Kidjo]] on "Safiatou". Also in 2005, fellow Latin star [[Shakira]] invited Santana to play the [[soft rock]] guitar ballad "[[Illegal (song)|Illegal]]" on her second English-language studio album ''[[Oral Fixation, Vol. 2]]''.

Santana's 2005 album ''[[All That I Am (Santana album)|All That I Am]]'' consists primarily of collaborations with other artists. The first single, the peppy "[[I'm Feeling You]]", again featured [[Michelle Branch]] and [[the Wreckers]]. Other musicians joining this time included [[Steven Tyler]] of [[Aerosmith]], [[Kirk Hammett]] from [[Metallica]], hip-hop artist/songwriter/producer [[will.i.am]], guitarist/songwriter/producer [[George Pajon]], hip-hop/reggae star [[Sean Paul]], and R&B singer [[Joss Stone]]. In April and May 2006, Santana toured Europe, where he promoted his son [[Salvador Santana]]'s band as his opening act.

In 2007, Santana appeared, along with [[Sheila E.]] and [[José Feliciano]], on [[Gloria Estefan]]'s album ''[[90 Millas]],'' on the single "[[No Llores]]". He also teamed again with Chad Kroeger for the hit single "[[Into the Night (Santana song)|Into the Night]]". He also played guitar in [[Eros Ramazzotti]]'s hit "Fuoco nel fuoco" from the album ''[[e² (album)|e²]]''.

In 2008, Santana was reported to be working with his longtime friend, Marcelo Vieira, on his solo album ''Acoustic Demos'', which was released at the end of the year. It features tracks such as "For Flavia" and "Across the Grave", the latter said to feature heavy melodic riffs by Santana.

Santana performed at the 2009 [[American Idol]] Finale with the top 13 finalists, which starred many acts such as KISS, Queen and Rod Stewart. On July 8, 2009, Santana appeared at the [[Athens Olympic Stadium]] in Athens with his 10-member all-star band as part of his "Supernatural Santana – A Trip through the Hits" European tour. On July 10, 2009, he also appeared at [[Philip II Arena|Philip II Stadium]] in [[Skopje]]. With a 2.5-hour long concert and 20,000 people, Santana appeared for the first time in that region. "Supernatural Santana – A Trip through the Hits" was played through 2011 at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas.

Santana is featured as a playable character in the music video game [[Guitar Hero 5]]. A live recording of his song "No One to Depend On" is included in the game, which was released on September 1, 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.idiomag.com/peek/92605/carlos_santana|title=Carlos Santana Grooves in Guitar Hero 5, which included the song black magic woman|access-date=July 24, 2009 |date=July 21, 2009|publisher=[[idiomag]]}}</ref> More recently in 2011, three Santana songs were offered as downloadable content (DLC) for guitar learning software [[Rocksmith]]: "Oye Como Va", "Smooth", and "Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen". In the same year, Santana received the [[Billboard Latin Music Lifetime Achievement Award]].<ref name="santanab">{{cite web|title=Carlos Santana set for lifetime award|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/carlos-santana-set-lifetime-award-82850|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|access-date=December 7, 2017|date=April 23, 2009}}</ref>

In 2007 Santana along with chef Roberto Santibañez.opened a chain of upscale [[Mexican cuisine|Mexican restaurants]] called "Maria Maria". The restaurants were located in [[Tempe, Arizona]], [[Mill Valley, California|Mill Valley]], [[Walnut Creek, California|Walnut Creek]], [[Danville, California|Danville]], San Diego, [[Austin, Texas]], and [[Boca Raton, Florida]].<ref>{{Cite news|work=San Francisco Chronicle|title=Carlos Santana opens Maria Maria in Danville|url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/01/28/DD601BK06R.DTL|author=Ella Lawrence|date=January 28, 2010}}</ref> As of 2021, the only open location is in Walnut Creek.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Maria Maria Restaurants|url=http://www.mariamariarestaurants.com/|access-date=2021-08-27|website=Maria Maria Restaurants|language=en-US}}</ref>

In 2012, Santana released an album ''[[Shape Shifter (album)|Shape Shifter]]'' consisting of mostly instrumental tracks. On February 23, 2013, there was a public announcement on ultimateclassicrock.com about a reunion of the surviving members (minus Jose "Chepito" Areas) of the Santana band that recorded ''Santana III'' in 1971. The next album was titled ''Santana IV''. On May 6, 2014, his first-ever Spanish-language album<ref name="AltLatino" /> ''[[Corazón (Santana album)|Corazón]]'' was released.

On September 12, 2015, Santana appeared as a member of [[Grateful Dead]] bassist [[Phil Lesh]]'s band [[Phil Lesh and Friends]] at the third annual [[Lockn' Festival]]. He has continued to act as a mentor to a younger generation of jam acts, like [[Derek Trucks]] and [[Robert Randolph and the Family Band|Robert Randolph]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://relix.com/articles/detail/interview-carlos-santana-masterclass-the-art-and-soul-of-guitar/|title=Interview: Carlos Santana Discusses His MasterClass on "The Art and Soul of Guitar"|date=March 6, 2019|website=Relix.com|access-date=June 10, 2021}}</ref>

In 2016, Carlos Santana reunited with past Santana band members Gregg Rolie, Michael Carabello, Michael Shrieve, and Neil Schon, releasing the album ''[[Santana IV]]'' and embarking with the band on a brief tour. A full set from this lineup was filmed at the House of Blues in Las Vegas and released as a live album and DVD titled ''Live at the House of Blues Las Vegas''.

In 2017, Santana collaborated with [[the Isley Brothers]] to release the album ''The Power of Peace'' on July 28, 2017.

In December 2018, Santana published a guitar lesson on [[YouTube]] as part of the online education series MasterClass.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://liveforlivemusic.com/news/carlos-santana-masterclass/|title=Carlos Santana Joins Online MasterClass Teaching Staff|date=December 13, 2018|website=L4LM}}</ref>

In October 2019, Santana was featured on the American rapper [[Tyga]]'s song "Mamacita" alongside American rapper [[YG (rapper)|YG]]. The song's music video premiered on YouTube on 25 October.

In March 2020, Santana's "Miraculous World Tour" was cancelled due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/santana-cancel-european-tour-coronavirus-964955/|title=Santana Cancel European Tour Due To Coronavirus |access-date=May 8, 2020}}</ref>

In August 2021, Santana signed a new global record deal with [[Bertelsmann Music Group|BMG]] to release his new full-length studio album ''Blessings and Miracles''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/carlos-santana-signs-with-bmg-to-release-new-album/|title=Grammy award-winning artist and guitarist Carlos Santana signs with BMG |date=August 4, 2021 |publisher=Music Business Worldwide |access-date=2021-08-04}}</ref> In the same month, he performed in New York's [[Central Park]] along with Rob Thomas and [[Wyclef Jean]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.cnn.com/shows/nyc-central-park-homecoming-concert|title=NYC Central Park Homecoming Concert|website=[[CNN]]|access-date=2021-08-21}}</ref>

In August 2023, Santana received some controversy regarding statements he made about trans people, stating "...{{nbsp}}a woman is a woman and a man is a man".<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Blistein |first=Jon |date=2023-08-24 |title=Carlos Santana Shared His Thoughts on Trans People, for Some Reason |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/carlos-santana-anti-trans-comments-concert-1234811691/ |access-date=2024-02-12 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref> He would apologize a day later for his remarks.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Daw |first=Stephen |date=2023-08-25 |title=Carlos Santana Apologizes for 'Insensitive Comments' About Transgender Community |url=https://www.billboard.com/culture/pride/carlos-santana-apologizes-anti-transgender-comments-1235400740/ |access-date=2024-02-12 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref>

In March 2025, Santana and his band released a compilation album titled ''Sentient'', which included retrospective collaborations he previously made with [[Michael Jackson]], [[Smokey Robinson]], [[Miles Davis]], [[Paolo Rustichelli]], [[Darryl “DMC” McDaniels]] and his wife [[Cindy Blackman Santana]].<ref name=santana.com>{{cite web|url=https://www.santana.com/news/santana-releases-sentient-his-passion-filled-retrospective-album/|title=Santana Releases Sentient, His Passion-Filled Retrospective Album|publisher=Santana.com|date=March 28, 2025|accessdate=April 8, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.fox35orlando.com/video/1621568|title=Music legend Carlos Santana releases new album|publisher=Fox 35 Orlando|date=April 8, 2025|accessdate=April 8, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://axs.tv/news-story/carlos-santana-releases-details-on-new-album-sentient/|title=Carlos Santana Releases Details on New Album 'Sentient'|publisher=AXS TV|date=2025-02-24|accessdate=2025-04-08}}</ref><ref name="sentient">{{cite web |url=https://www.santana.com/news/santana-sentient-available-march-28/ |title=Santana Sentient Available March 28! |date= 21 February 2025 |website=www.santana.com |accessdate= 8 April 2025}}</ref> The album also included three previously unreleased tracks.<ref name=santana.com /><ref name="sentient" />