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Biografia

Santana is an American musical group founded by Mexican guitarist Carlos Santana, considered one of the greatest guitarists of all time. The band's music genre is primarily rock with Latin influences. Carlos Santana was born in Autlán de Navarro, Jalisco, Mexico, and moved to Tijuana with his family. There he learned to play music from his father, who was part of a mariachi group. His musical influences were the bluesmen of the 1950s and 1960s and the rock musicians. Tijuana was his initial training ground, playing in bars and perfecting his skills. After moving to the United States with his family, Santana settled in the San Francisco Bay Area, where he formed The Santana Blues Band, which later became simply Santana. The band achieved international success in the 1970s with albums like *Abraxas* (1970) and *Santana III* (1971), characterized by a psychedelic sound and fusion of rock, jazz, and Latin music. Some of the band's most representative songs are: "Black Magic Woman", "Oye Como Va", "Smooth" (in collaboration with Rob Thomas).