The band was formed 1966  in San Francisco. First album released in 1969, in the same year they played at the
Woodstock Festivalm which took them to worldwide fame.
Great Latin-Rock with Blues and Jazz Influence.
Other Rock-bands with near sound:  MALO  (with Jorge Santana) , Azteca or El Chicano

Style: Latin-Rock  with Blues & Jazz influence

see: 
Al Kooper ; Journey ; Buddy Miles ; John McLaughlin ; Jan Hammer ; Leon Thomas ;
Alice Coltrane ; Brian Auger ; Just If I ;

Musicians:
1967-1980:
Carlos Santana - lead guitar, vocals; Greg Rolie (-73), Tom Coster. Alan Pasque (79-80) - keyboards;
David Brown (-72), Tom Rutley, Doug Rauch (73-75), Ivory Stone, Pablo Telez, David Margen - bass;
Richard Kermode - keyb.; Jose CHEPITO Areas, Coke Escovedo, A.Peraza, R.Rekow, O.Vilato - perc.;
Mike Carabello, James Mingo Lewis - congas; Leon Thomas, Greg Walker,Alex Ligertwood - vocals;
Bob Livingstone; Mike Shrieve (67-76), Leon Ndugu Chancler, Graham Leer - drums, perc.;
Neil Schon (71-73) - guitar; C.Solberg - guitar, keyb.

The Best Of

1. Black Magic Woman  (P.Green-G.Szabo)
2. Samba Pa Ti   (C.Santana)
3. Soul Sacrifice   (Santana)
4. Acapulco Sunrise   (M.Tetrahedon-M.Pushcart)
5. Coconut Grove   (M.Tetrahedon-M.Pushcart)
6. With A Little Help From My Friends   (Lennon-McCartney)
7. Let’s Get Ourselves Together  (Santana)
8. Jingo   (Santana)
9. Persuasion   (Santana)
10. La Puesta Del Sol
11. El Corazon Manda  (Weiss)
12. As The Years Go By    (Albert King)
13. Fried Neckbone And Some Home Fries   (Santana)
14. Santana Jam   (Santana)
15. Everyday I Have The Blues   (King)
16. Travellin’ Blues  (Curcio)