Abraxas — originally released Sept. 23, 1970 — was a game changer. Santana's second album refined the raw, Afro-centric energy of its debut, released just one year before, into a cohesive set of songs ...

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World Cafe correspondent John Morrison revisits the rock band's chart-topping sophomore album from 1970. The Culture Corner: Santana's 'Abraxas' was a blend of musical traditions Fifty-five years ago, ...

Born in Mexico, Carlos Santana moved to the US with his family as a teenager and was in a unique position to combine his own musical heritage (partly gained from his father, who was also a musician) ...

CLICK HERE if you are having trouble viewing these photos on a mobile device. Having gone some 17 years without a Top 40 album, Carlos Santana was in need of a hit at the tail end of the ’90s. And the ...

“I was told never to come to Chicago, Texas or Memphis unless you play some blues,” joked Carlos Santana on stage Friday night at Ravinia Festival, about 12 miles north of Chicago in Highland Park, ...