Santana is a Latin music and rock group formed in San Francisco, California, US during 1966 by Mexican-American guitarist Carlos Santana, having captured the attention of the public with their performance of "Soul Sacrifice" at Woodstock in 1969. The exposure helped propel their eponymous first album into becoming a hit, being followed over the next two years by Abraxas and Santana III. There were frequent lineup changes, with Carlos Santana's increasing involvement with the guru Sri Chinmoy taking the group into more esoteric music, though never losing its Latin influence.
