Santana (Band)

The "classic" line-up in 1971. Left to right: Neal Schon, Gregg Rolie, Michael Shrieve, Michael Carabello, David Brown, Carlos Santana, José "Chepito" Areas.

Santana (Band)

Santana is an American rock band formed in San Francisco in 1966 by Mexican-born guitarist Carlos Santana. The band has undergone multiple recording and performing line-ups in its history, with Santana the only consistent member. After signing with Columbia Records, the band's appearance at the Woodstock Festival in 1969 increased their profile and went on to record the commercially successful and critically-acclaimed albums Santana (1969), Abraxas (1970), and Santana III (1971). These were recorded by the group's "classic" line-up, featuring Gregg Rolie, Michael Carabello, Michael Shrieve, David Brown, and José "Chepito" Areas. Hit songs of this period include "Evil Ways", "Black Magic Woman", "Oye Como Va", and the instrumental "Samba Pa Ti".

Following a change in line-up and musical direction in 1972, the band experimented with elements of jazz fusion on Caravanserai (1972), Welcome (1973), and Borboletta (1974). Santana reached a new peak of commercial and critical success with Supernatural (1999) and its singles "Smooth", featuring singer Rob Thomas, and "Maria Maria" featuring The Product G&B. The album reached No. 1 in eleven countries and sold 12 million copies in the US alone. In 2014, the "classic" line-up reunited for Santana IV (2016) and the group continue to perform and record.

Santana is one of the best-selling groups of all time with over 47 million certified albums sold in the US, and an estimated 100 million sold worldwide. Its discography includes 25 studio albums, 14 of which reached the US top 10. In 1998, the line-up of Santana, Rolie, Carabello, Shrieve, Brown, and Areas was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In 2000, the band won eight Grammy Awards in one night, a record tied with Michael Jackson, and three Latin Grammy Awards.

Santana MIDI KAR FILES (HERE)

• Santana - Africa Bamba (4:19)
• Santana - Black Magic Woman (5:34)
• Santana - Corazon Espinado (4:14)
• Santana - Cry Baby Cry (Ft. Joss Stone,Sean Paul) (3:47)
• Santana - Dale Yaleo (5:20)
• Santana - Do You Like The Way (5:34)
• Santana - Everybodys Everything 1 (3:36)
• Santana - Everybodys Everything 2 (3:36)
• Santana - Evil Ways (5:20)
• Santana - Game Of Love (4:13)
• Santana - Guajira (4:27)
• Santana - Havana Moon (4:04)
• Santana - Hope You're Feeling Better (4:11)
• Santana - Illegal (Shakira Ft. Santana) (3:56)
• Santana - Into The Night (Ft. Chad Kroeger) (3:43)
• Santana - Just Feel Better (Ft. Steve Tyler) (4:17)
• Santana - Love Devotion And Surrender (3:37)
• Santana - Love Of My Life 1 (3:55)
• Santana - Love Of My Life 2 (4:34)
• Santana - Maria Maria 1 (4:31)
• Santana - Maria Maria 2 (3:37)
• Santana - Medley (6:15)
• Santana - Migra (5:25)
• Santana - Mirage (4:39)
• Santana - Move (R. Thomas, American Authors) (3:18)
• Santana - Nothing At All (4:39)
• Santana - Oye Como Va 1 (4:21)
• Santana - Oye Como Va 2 (4:21)
• Santana - Primavera (4:25)
• Santana - Put Your Lights On (F. Everlast) 1 (4:43)
• Santana - Put Your Lights On (F. Everlast) 2 (5:02)
• Santana - Se A Cabo (2:46)
• Santana - She Is Not There (Neil Macarthur) (2:30)
• Santana - Smooth (4:56)
• Santana - Supernatural (4:55)
• Santana - The Calling (7:55)
• Santana - While My Guitar Gently Weeps (Ft. India Arie) (4:06)
• Santana - Why Dont You And I (4:37)
• Santana - Wishing It Was (4:58)