Santana
| a.k.a. | Santana Blues Band |
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| Country | United States |
| Formed | 1966, San Francisco, California |
| Genres | Latin Rock, Blues Rock, Pop Rock, Jazz-Rock, Jazz Fusion, Psychedelic Rock |
| Labels | Columbia Records, Polydor Records, Arista Records |
| Years active | 1966-present |
| Website | http://www.santana.com |
Line-up (members)
- Carlos Santana : Guitar, Vocals (1966-present)
- Benny Rietveld : Bass (1990-1992, 1997-present)
- Tony Lindsay : Vocals (1991, 1995-2003, 2009-present)
- Karl Perazzo : Percussion (1991-present)
- Bill Ortiz : Trumpet (2000-present)
- Jeff Cressman : Trombone (2000-present)
- Dennis Chambers : Drums (2001-present)
- Freddie Ravel : Keyboards (2009-2010)
- David K. Mathews : Keyboards (2010-present)
- Andy Vargas : Vocals (2011-present)
- Tommy Anthony : Guitar, Vocals (2011-present)
- Paoli Mejías : Percussion (2013-present)
Former members
- Gregg Rolie : Keyboards, Vocals (1966-1972)
- Rod Harper : Drums (1966-1967)
- Gus Rodriguez : Bass (1966-1967)
- Michael Carabello : Congas (1966-1967, 1969-71)
- Tom Frazier : Guitar (1966-1967)
- Bob "Doc" Livingston : Drums (1967-1969)
- David Brown : Bass (1967-1971, 1974-1976)
- Marcus Malone : Congas (1967-1969)
- Michael Shrieve : Drums (1969-1974, 1988)
- Francisco Aguabella : Congas (1969-1971)
- Jose "Chepito" Areas : Timbales (1969-1977, 1988-1989)
- Tom Rutley : Bass (1971-1972)
- Rico Reyes : Timbales (1971, 1972)
- Víctor "Negrito" Pantoja : Timbales (1971)
- Coke Escovedo : Timbales (1971-1972)
- Pete Escovedo : Timbales (1971, 1977-1979)
- Neal Schon : Guitar (1971-1972)
- Tom Coster : Keyboards (1972-1978, 1983-1984)
- Richard Kermode : Keyboards (1972-1973)
- Doug Rauch : Bass (1972-1973)
- James Mingo Lewis : Congas (1972)
- Leon Thomas : Vocals (1973)
- Leon "Ndugu" Chancler : Drums (1974-1976, 1988)
- Leon Patillo : Vocals (1974-1975)
- Jules Broussard : Saxophone (1974-1975)
- Greg Walker : Vocals (1975-1976, 1976-1979, 1983-85)
- Gaylord Birch : Drums (1976, 1991)
- Graham Lear : Drums (1976-1984, 1985-1987)
- Luther Rabb : Vocals (1976)
- Joel Badie : Vocals (1976)
- Byron Miller : Bass (1976)
- Pablo Telez : Bass (1976-1977)
- Armando Peraza : Congas, Bongos (1976, 1977-1990)
- David Margen : Bass (1977-1982)
- Raul Rekow : Percussion (1977-1993, 1999-2013)
- Chris Rhyne : Keyboards (1978-1979)
- Russell Tubbs : Flute (1978)
- Chris Solberg : Guitar, Keyboards (1978-1980)
- Alan Pasqua : Keyboards (1979-1980)
- Alex Ligertwood : Vocals (1979-1983, 1984-1985, 1987, 1989-1991, 1992-1994)
- Orestes Vilató : Timbales (1980-1987)
- Richard Baker : Keyboards (1980-1982)
- Keith Jones : Bass (1983-1984, 1989)
- Chester Thompson : Keyboards (1983-2009)
- David Sancious : Keyboards (1984)
- Chester Thompson : Drums (1984)
- Sterling Crew : Keyboards (1985)
- Alphonso Johnson : Bass (1985-1989, 1992)
- Buddy Miles : Vocals, Guitar (1986, 1987)
- Walfredo Reyes : Drums (1989-1991, 1992-1993)
- Billy Johnson : Drums (1991, 1994, 2000-2001)
- Vorriece Cooper : Vocals (1992-1993)
- Myron Dove : Bass, Guitar (1992-1996, 2003-2005)
- Oran Coltrane : Saxophone (1992)
- Jorge Santana : Guitar (1993, 1994)
- Rodney Holmes : Drums (1993-1994, 1997-2000)
- Tommy Bradford : Drums (1994)
- Curtis Salgado : Vocals (1995)
- Horacio "El Negro" Hernández : Drums (1997)
- Ricky Wellman : Drums (1997)
Santana Discography
| Album title | Lyrics | Type | Released | Rating | Votes | Reviews | |||
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Santana (1969) |  |
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Studio | 1969-08 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Abraxas (1970) | |
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Studio | 1970-09 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Santana III (1971) | |
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Studio | 1971-09 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Caravanserai (1972) | |
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Studio | 1972-10-11 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Welcome (1973) | |
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Studio | 1973-11-09 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Lotus (1974) | |
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Live | 1974-05 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Santana's Greatest Hits (1974) | |
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Compilation | 1974-07 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
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Borboletta (1974) | |
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Studio | 1974-10 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Amigos (1976) | |
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Studio | 1976-03-26 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Festivál (1977) | |
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Studio | 1977-01 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Moonflower (1977) | |
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Studio | 1977-10 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Inner Secrets (1978) | |
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Studio | 1978-10 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Marathon (1979) | |
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Studio | 1979-09 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Zebop! (1981) | |
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Studio | 1981-04 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Shango (1982) | |
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Studio | 1982-08 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Beyond Appearances (1985) | |
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Studio | 1985-02 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Freedom (1987) | |
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Studio | 1987-02 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Viva Santana! (1988) | |
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Compilation | 1988-08 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
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Spirits Dancing in the Flesh (1990) | |
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Studio | 1990-06 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Milagro (1992) | |
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Studio | 1992-05-05 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Sacred Fire: Live in South America (1993) | |
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Live | 1993-10-19 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
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Brothers (1994) | |
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Studio | 1994-09-27 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Dance of the Rainbow Serpent (1995) | |
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Compilation | 1995-08-08 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Live at the Fillmore 1968 (1997) | |
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Live | 1997-03-11 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| The Best of Santana (1998) | |
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Compilation | 1998-03-31 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
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Supernatural (1999) | |
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Studio | 1999-06-15 | 90 | 1 | 0 | |
| The Essential Santana (2002) | |
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Compilation | 2002-09-10 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
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Shaman (2002) | |
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Studio | 2002-10-22 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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All That I Am (2005) | |
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Studio | 2005-10-31 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Ultimate Santana (2007) | |
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Compilation | 2007-10-15 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
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Guitar Heaven: the Greatest Guitar Classics of All Time (2010) | |
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Studio | 2010-09-21 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Shape Shifter (2012) | |
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Studio | 2012-05-15 | - | 0 | 0 |
Best Santana Songs
| Track title | Album title | Rating | Votes | |
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| 1 | Smooth (feat. Rob Thomas) | Supernatural (1999) | 100 | 1 |
| 2 | Put Your Lights On (feat. Everlast) | Supernatural (1999) | 95 | 1 |
| 3 | Maria Maria (feat. The Product G&B) | Supernatural (1999) | 95 | 1 |
| 4 | Africa Bamba | Supernatural (1999) | 90 | 1 |
| 5 | El Farol | Supernatural (1999) | 90 | 1 |
| 6 | Primavera | Supernatural (1999) | 90 | 1 |
| 7 | Love of My Life (feat. Dave Matthews) | Supernatural (1999) | 85 | 1 |
| 8 | Do You Like the Way? (feat. Lauryn Hill & Cee-Lo) | Supernatural (1999) | 85 | 1 |
| 9 | Corazon Espinado (feat. Maná) | Supernatural (1999) | 85 | 1 |
| 10 | The Calling (feat. Eric Clapton) | Supernatural (1999) | 85 | 1 |
| 11 | (Da Le) Yaleo | Supernatural (1999) | 80 | 1 |
| 12 | Migra | Supernatural (1999) | 80 | 1 |
| 13 | Wishing It Was (feat. Eagle-Eye Cherry) | Supernatural (1999) | 80 | 1 |