Carlos+Santana

Danielle M. As you research your selected guitarist, you will need to note some specific information from his or her life and career. Include the following in your final writing: Details for your written assignment: ,
 * Introduction
 * Biography
 * Discography
 * Legacy
 * Conclusion

Written Information : Carlos Santana was a famous guitarist. His style of playing started out Latin. Latin music is also called Latin American music. Latin music was greatly influenced by American popular music, jazz, and rhythm and blues. He also plays Latin-jazz music. He helped to shape the concept of "world music" by his experiments with blending many styles of music from a multitude of ethnic sources.

Carlos was born July 20,1947 in  Autlan, Jalisco, Mexico. He is still alive today. Carlos started out playing the violin when he was very young because, his dad was a very good violinist. Carlos said "Most people don't know there place in the world until they are older. When i was five i knew my exact place in the world." Quickly after he started playing the violin he quickly switched to the guitar. Where he played with his dad's band on the streets in mexico. Until he moved to California. Where he worked at many clubs washing dishes and listening to other bands perform. After awhile he formed a band called Santana and started playing at small clubs. In 1696, Santana went to New York to perform at the famous Woodstock Festival with a crowd of 500,000 people. Were the performed the song "Soul Sacrifice" written just for this occasion. After they were offered many record deals and signed a contract with Columbia records.

The first album Santana released was called Santana and was released in 1969. This album was important because this was his band's first album ever. It was released three months after the music festival. The second album Santana released was Abraxas and was released in 1970 less then a year later of the releasing of their first album ever. One major influence on Carlos's life was he dad because if his dad had never had encouraged Carlos to play anything he wouldn't be the person he is today. Many different kinds of music influenced Carlos mostly Latin because that is what he grew up listening to. But he was also influenced by American pop and rock and jazz.

The legacy Carlos Santana has left on the world is one no one has seen. He helped to shape the concept of"World Music" by his experiments with blending many styles of music from a multitude of ethnic sources. He has changed the music world by showing artists that you can blend different styles of music together. AS he has blended Latin and pop rock together. Also Latin and jazz music.

Carlos Santana is an important part of the music world. With his life full of twists and turns some not expected from a famous guitarist. The fact that he worked washing dishes at clubs surprised me because i would have thought that he would have been playing guitar all the time instead of washing dishes. I found Carlos Santana an surprising yet amazing guitarist.

Works Cited

Sources : Include the source information for all of the articles or web sites that were used to complete your project. Source information is found at the end of each article in iCONN.They should also be listed in alphabetical order by the first word of the source citation. //sample:// "Carol Kaye." //Contemporary Musicians//. Vol. 22. Detroit: Gale, 1998. //Gale Biography In Context//. Web. 8 Jan. 2012. "Selected Websites on Carol Kaye's Life and Works." //Gale Biography in Context//. Detroit: Gale, 2008. //Gale Biography In Context//. Web. 8 Jan. 2012.

Your Source List: "Carlos Santana." //Dictionary of Hispanic Biography//. Gale, 1996. //Gale Biography In Context//. Web. 21 May 2012. Carlos Santana." //Contemporary Hispanic Biography//. Vol. 1. Detroit: Gale, 2002. //Gale Biography In Context//. Web. 21 May 2012. Selected Websites on Carlos Santana's Life and Works." //Gale Biography in Context//. Detroit: Gale, 2008. //Gale Biography In Context//. Web. 23 May 2012.

Guitarist Research Notes Table
Abraxas(1970) this album was important because this was their second album ever and it was relased in less than a year. || What do you like about his/her style? || He plays all kinds of music today. I like the upload and fast moving songs. ||
 * ** Information Feature ** ||= **Your Findings** //cells will expand as you enter your findings// ||
 * The guitar style I am researching is: || Latin ||
 * The artist I am researching is: || Carlos Santana ||
 * This guitarist lived from || July 20, 1947-Present ||
 * Describe the guitar style you are researching. || An up beat fun and exciting music. ||
 * What kind of musical training did the guitarist have? || He learned from his musical dad. ||
 * What types of music influenced this artist? || His dad encouarged him in playing the guitar. He learned about playing in the streets of mexico. Thats also were he learned of most of the music. ||
 * Name some musicians who influenced the guitarist you are researching. || Little Richard, B.B. King ||
 * Has this guitarist played more than one style? If so, what other styles? || [|Carlos also had played rock and roll and jazz.FusionJazz-Rock][|Contemporary Pop/Rock] ||
 * What type of guitar does this musician play? || Guitar and electric guitar ||
 * What are some interesting facts about your guitarist’s childhood? || When he was five years old he knew his place in the world. Carlos stareted playing violin but quckily switched to the guitar. ||
 * What did this guitarist do before he became famous? || He worked as a dishwasheer at a club where he listened to all kinds of music. ||
 * List two interesting facts about the guitarist’s life. || He played with his dad's band on the streets when they lived in mexico. ||
 * List two albums or songs your artist released, the dates they were released and why they are important. || Santana(1969) this album was important because this was his first album ever. It was three years after there huge discorvery at a music festival in new york.
 * Who is playing this style of music today?
 * What legacy has this guitarist left to the world of music? || He helped to shape the concept of "world music" by his experiments with blending many styles of music from a multitude of ethnic sources. ||