Light Of The Supreme: Carlos Santana’s Devadip Trilogy

To the casual music fan in 1971 Carlos Santana appeared as if he was on top of the world. His band's appearance at Woodstock two short years earlier, plus their cover of Fleetwood Mac's "Black Magic Woman" had catapulted him to stardom. Yet, behind the scenes, his band was splintering. Different musical and personal objectives, plus the increased usage of hard drugs by some band members were getting in the way. By the end of the year, bassist David Brown, percussionist Michael Carabello, and organist Greg Rollie had departed. Santana had...

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The Epic Life of Carlos Santana

Carlos Santana on the cover of Rolling Stone. Mark Seliger His meditation spot is in front of the fireplace. On Carlos Santana's property in San Rafael, California, about twenty minutes north of San Francisco, there are two buildings. The house closer to the water is where the family lives: Santana, his wife, Deborah, and their three children. The other house, a little higher up the hill, he calls the church. "Here's where I hang out...

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Carlos Santana

Santana, Carlos Contemporary Musicians | 2004 COPYRIGHT 2004 Gale, a part of Cengage Learning. Carlos Santana Guitarist Began Playing Nightclubs at Age Eleven Achieved Success with Santana Returned to Latin Rock Sound Made Huge Comeback with Supernatural Selected discography Sources In the late 1960s, when acid rock reigned and the British Invasion was still raging, Carlos Santana and his band introduced the music scene to a new Latin-based rock sound featuring an Afro-Cuban beat. This would effectively usher in the concept...

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