Rock guitarist Carlos Santana was born in Mexico in 1947 and rose to prominence
in the 1960s as the front man of his band Santana. Santana's extraordinary
guitar playing coupled with a polished songwriting style and first class
musicianship projected the band into international superstardom with songs like
'Black Magic Woman' and 'Samba Pa Ti' etching his influence upon aspiring young
guitarists around the globe. His soaring, melodic guitar solos set to a backdrop
of African and Latin based rhythms give Santana's songs a unique and distinctive
sound which makes them instantly rec...