Vol. 5, No. 4, April 2008
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Latin Guitar Hero
Santana performs at Borgata April 11 and 12 at 7 p.m. Tickets are $75.50, $95.50 and $125.50.
Few would dispute that Carlos Santana is one of the greatest guitarists of all time, rising to fame in the late 1960s and 1970s with his namesake band and percussive Latin rock sound. Santana’s legendary Woodstock performance garnered early praise among critics, despite the fact that the group hadn’t even released an album yet.
His eponymous band, Santana, went on to sign with CBS Records, recording “Evil Ways” and Tito Puente’s throbbing “Oye Como Va,” both of which became monster hits.
Santana later launched a successful solo career. The 1999 album Soul Sacrifice, a collaboration featuring a number of other artists including Rob Thomas of Matchbox Twenty, won the Grammy Award for Best Album.
In 2002, Santana released Shaman, another collaborative affair. The song, “The Game of Love” with Chad Kroeger from Nickelback and singer Michelle Branch, went on to win the Grammy for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals.
