Carlos Santana Bio, Age, Wife, Tour, Net Worth, Songs, Albums and You Tube
Rachel Hickman
Published Jan 06, 2026
Carlos Santana Biography
Carlos Santana About this sound audio is a Mexican and American musician who first became famous in the late 1960s and early 1970s with his band, Santana, which pioneered a fusion of rock and Latin American jazz.
The band’s sound featured his melodic, blues-based guitar lines set against Latin and African rhythms featuring percussion instruments such as timbales and congas not generally heard in rock music. He continued to work in these forms over the following decades.
He experienced a resurgence of popularity and critical acclaim in the late 1990s. In 2015, Rolling Stone magazine listed him at number 20 on their list of the 100 Greatest Guitarists. He has won 10 Grammy Awards and three Latin Grammy Awards.
Carlos Santana Age
Carlos Santana is a Mexican and American guitarist who rose to fame in the late 1960s and early 1970s with his band Santana, which pioneered a fusion of rock and roll and Latin American jazz. Santana was born on 20th July 1947, in Autlán, Mexico. He is 72 years old as of 2019.
Carlos Santana Family | Carlos Santana Education
Santana was born in Autlán de Navarro, Jalisco, Mexico. He learned to play the violin at age five and the guitar at age eight under the tutelage of his father, a mariachi musician. His younger brother, Jorge Santana, also became a professional guitarist. Young Carlos was heavily influenced by Ritchie Valens at a time when there were very few Mexicans in American rock and pop music. The family moved from Autlán de Navarro to Tijuana, the city on Mexico’s border with California, and then San Francisco.
In October 1966, in San Francisco, Santana started the Santana Blues Band. By 1968, the band had begun to incorporate different types of influences into their electric blues. “If I would go to some cat’s room,” remembered the guitarist of the band, “he’d be listening to Sly (Stone) and Jimi Hendrix; another guy to the Stones and the Beatles. Another guy’d be listening to Tito Puente and Mongo Santamaría. Another guy’d be listening to Miles Davis and John Coltrane… To me, it was like being at a university.
Carlos Santana Wife
He is a married person as of now. He has been married two times till now. He is now married to Cindy Blackman. Cindy is a famous American jazz and rock drummer. The couple dated for a while before Carlos Santana proposed to her on 9th June 2010, at a concert in Chicago.
Later the same year, they got married on December 19, 2010. Before this marriage, he was in a marital relationship with Deborah Santana. The married couple was married from 1972 to 19th October 2007. During their wedding, they had three children together. They are Salvador, Stella, and Angelica. Previously, he was in the relationship with Debra Hunter in 1973. They had three children together named William Woodstock, Carlos Jr., and Carly.
Carlos Santana Net worth
Santana is a Mexican and American guitarist who rose to fame in the late 1960s and early 1970s with his band Santana, which pioneered a fusion of rock and roll and Latin American jazz. He has an estimated net worth of $50 million dollars, as of 2019.
Carlos Santana Maria Maria
“Maria Maria” is a song by Santana featuring The Product G&B. The song was produced by Wyclef Jean and Jerry Duplessis. At the 2000 Grammy Awards, the song won the Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal. Despite other lead singers from the album receiving awards, The Product G&B did not receive a Grammy Award. Marc Anthony also sang on a version of the song.
The song reached number one in Canada, France, Germany, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United States. In the latter country, it stayed at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 for 10 weeks, fending off competition from Faith Hill, Toni Braxton, and Marc Anthony.
In 2008, in honor of the 50th anniversary of the Hot 100 chart, Billboard compiled its list of the top 100 songs since the inception of the chart in various categories. “Maria Maria” came in at number 96 on the list of the Billboard All-Time Hot 100 Top Songs, and number two on the list of Top Billboard Hot 100 Latin Songs of All Time. Later, it was named the 14th most successful song from 2000 to 2009, on the Billboard Hot 100 Songs of the Decade.
Carlos Santana has collaborated with chef Roberto Santibañez to open five restaurants of the same name, after the song. The majority are located in the San Francisco Bay Area, and other locations are in Arizona and Texas.
Producer Wyclef Jean has revealed that the melody riff was inspired by the Wu-Tang Clan song “Wu-Tang Clan Ain’t Nuthing ta F’ Wit”.
Carlos Santana Songs
Maria Maria
Black Magic Woman
Smooth
Oye Como Va
Corazon Espinado
The Game of Love – Main / Radio Mix
Samba Pa Ti
Europa
Evil Ways
Soul Sacrifice
Put Your Lights On
Jin Go Lo Ba
She’s Not There
Why Don’t You & I
Hold On
Just Feel Better
No One to Depend On
Hope You’re Feeling Better
I’m Feeling You
While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Cry Baby Cry
Winning
Everybody’s Everything
Feels Like Fire
This Boy’s Fire
Song of the Wind
Nothing at All
El Farol
Guajira
Africa Bamba
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Carlos Santana Tour
SantanaEvents
Thu, Apr 18
8:00 PM
Saint Petersburg, FL
Al Lang Stadium
Fri, Apr 19
8:00 PM
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Sat, Apr 20
7:30 PM
St. Augustine, FL
The St. Augustine Amphitheatre
Mon, Apr 22
7:30 PM
Nashville, TN
Grand Ole Opry
Wed, Apr 24
8:00 PM
Alpharetta, GA
Ameris Bank Amphitheatre (Formerly Verizon Amphitheatre)
Sat, Apr 27
8:00 PM
Southaven, MS
BankPlus Amphitheater at Snowden Grove
Sun, Apr 28
7:30 PM
Rogers, AR
The Walmart AMP
Fri, Aug 16
Dix, NY
Watkins Glen
Carlos Santana Albums
Havana Moon – 1983
Inner Secrets – 1978
Love Devotion Surrender – 1973
Africa Speaks – 2019
Blues for Salvador – 1987
Oneness – 1979
Illuminations – 1974
Carlos Santana Live – 2004
Santana Live – 2000
The Swing of Delight – 1980
Eat at Whitey’s – 2000
The Live Adventures of Mike Bloomfield and Al Kooper – 1969
Carlos Santana and Wayne Shorter – Live at the Montreux Jazz Festival – 1988 – 2007
Live At Montreux – 2011
Latin Tropical (Live) – ;
Invitation To Illumination – 2015
13 Grandes Exitos De Carlos Santana – ;
Live in Tokyo – 1981 – 2018
Jingo (Live) – 2011
Divine Light – ;
Serie de colección 15 auténticos éxitos – 1991
Santana Is Live! (Live 2000) – 2014
Live at Fillmore – 1968 – ;
Jamming with Carlos Santana – ;
Sax in Love: Love Hits – ;
Carlos Santana – 2004
Love Songs – ;
Santana’s Greatest Hits – 1974
Carlos Santana & Buddy Miles! Live! – 1972
Multi-Dimensional Warrior – 2008
Bring ‘Em In – 2005
Evil Ways – 2013
Best Instrumentals Vol. 2 – 1999
Acapulco Sunrise – ;
The Legendary Santana – 2006
The Latin Rock Legend – 2016
Carlos Santana: The Very Best – 2005
