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Carlos Santana hospitalized following pre-show medical emergency
By Janelle Borg published
The 77-year-old guitarist postponed his Texas show but is still scheduled to continue the rest of his tour

John Lee Hooker enlisted his talents and Woodstock made him a guitar legend – nobody builds a blues solo like Carlos Santana
By Andy G Jones published
Ever since his Woodstock performance in '69, Santana has been one of the world's biggest guitar talents, with a melodic sensibility few can match. We go deep into his lead style

“The amps that defined modern guitar tone”: IK Multimedia releases 70 official Mesa/Boogie tone models for its TONEX modeler – including an exact recreation of Carlos Santana’s original Mark I
By Phil Weller published
The gear firm has captured the essence of five signature Mesa/Boogie amps to celebrate 50 years of history, which will also be used to help develop further amps

“The doctor's in the house”: Watch Carlos Santana and Eric Clapton tip their caps to Peter Green with searing Black Magic Woman at the 2023 Crossroads Festival
By Jackson Maxwell published
Guitar legends who had passed on since the last Crossroads gathering in 2019 were on the minds of audience members and performers alike at this year's festival

“Magic is when you command the elements to capture people’s hearts”: the first trailer for new Santana documentary Carlos has arrived
By Matt Parker published
An acclaimed new film about the guitar great will hit cinemas for special screenings this September

Watch Journey perform Black Magic Woman with Steve Lukather and original vocalist Gregg Rolie
By Matt Parker published
Rolie joined former bandmate Neal Schon and the Toto man in Austin, Texas for a trip down memory lane

Watch Alex Lifeson and Robby Krieger join forces for 8-minute jam of Santana's Evil Ways
By Sam Roche last updated
The Rush and Doors guitarists traded smooth Latin-inspired classic rock leads at a recent benefit concert in California

Carlos Santana: "You'll get scratched once in a while when you jam with other people. But that's all part of it. You have to be bold"
By Bill Milkowski published
In this 1988 GW interview, Santana opines on the power of the blues, his collaborations with John Lee Hooker, Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter, and the high-wire magic of jamming

Watch Carlos Santana update Oye Como Va with the help of 25 musicians around the world
By Matt Parker published
Tal Wilkenfeld features on the guitar legend's reimagining of his iconic Tito Puente cover for the charity Playing For Change

Brian Baker: “This whole journey is based on right place, right time and luck – I didn’t realize I was a professional musician until I’d been one for 20 years”
By Jim Beaugez published
The Bad Religion guitarist and bona fide punk legend talks vintage guitars, new band Fake Names, and that time he jammed with Carlos Santana when he was just 12 years old
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