1. Saquonia Jones Spanish II Mr. Blanton
Carlos Santana
Saquonia Jones
Spanish II
Mr. Blanton

2. Carlos Augusto Alves Santana
Carlos Santana nació en 1947, en un pueblo mexicano llamado Autlan. Fue iniciado a la música tradicional por su padre, un músico de mariachi, aunque a Carlos le gustaba la música rock que imperaba en aquella época.

3. He is from…… Carlos is from Autlan de Navarro, Mexico.
He grew up in the border of Tijuana.
His family became established in 1955.

4. Important Dates of Carlos’ life…
Born July 20, 1947
Became famous in the late 1960’s and early 70’s
He married Deborah King on April 20, 1973
In 1988, he won the Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrument Performance
At the end of 1999, Santana received his first US number 1 hit with his song Smooth
Carlos became the first Hispanic to win Grammy for “Record of the Year” in 2000
His latest album was released in It was called All That I Am.

5. Tha Band…..
Carlos is famous for his band called The Santana Blues Band.
The band created a highly blend of salsa, rock, blues, and jazz fusion.
Their sound featured high-pitched and clean guitar lines set against Latin instrumentation.

6. More and more fame!
The Santana Blues Band appears at the Woodstock festival every year in New York.
The band performed at the 37th annual NAACP Awards in 2006.
Carlos alone, and his band have sold many hit records.

7. The Real Carlos He is 5’10’’ in height
He learned to play the guitar at age 8
He was introduced into music by his father
He is interested in B.B King, Johnny B. Hooker, and T-Bone Walker
He is still living today

8. The Santana Family He is married to Deborah King Santana
He has 3 children as of now
He has six siblings by the names of: Antonio, Laura, Irma, Leticia, Jorge, and Maria
He and his family have a nonprofit organization called “The Milagro Foundation”-that provides financial educational, medical, and other needs of children
He was born to Jose Santana and Josefina Barragan and his father was a pro violinist

9. The Big Move to San Francisco
Carlos and his family moved to San Francisco in 1961 and by the early 1970’s….. HE WAS A FAMOUS MEXICAN MUSICIAN.
Now he is known as the 90th greatest Mexican artist.

10. The Quote…..
“First of all, the music that people call Latin or Spanish is really African. So Black people need to get the credit for that. Number two, Latin people are very passionate, and the music that we love is definitely Afro-rooted—whether it’s Bob Marley or Afro-Cuban or Brazilian—because it deals with rhythms.”