Carlos Santana

Artists on a Mission

George Heymont | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: Joshua Dylan Mellars, Film, Mickey Hart, David Driver, MacArthur Fellowship, Carlos Santana, Michael Daube, Play Like a Lion, Way of Life, National Endowment for the Arts, Ali Akbar Khan, Alam Khan, Video, Arts News

Two hugely inspirational documentaries recently screened at the San Francisco International South Asian Film Festival (Third i) examine artists who have found themselves (quite unexpectedly) on a mission that may well keep them occupied for the rest of their lives.

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Voto Latino's Grammy Hits & Disses

Voto Latino | Posted 04.08.2012

Read More: Bruno Mars, Adele, La Vida Boheme, Stephen Marley, Corinne Bailey Rae, Rihanna, Carlos Santana, Jesse Jackson, Mariachi Divas Cindy Shea, Gustavo Galindo, Calle 13, Los Tigres Del Norte, A Tribe Called Quest, Los Amigos Invincibles, Ziggy Marley, Grammy Awards, Cultura, Latino Voices News

Despite all the controversy fueled by the Grammys' elimination of categories largely received by people of color, there are a couple reasons why we can't be fully mad at the biggest award show in the music industry.

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San Francisco Board Of Supervisors Takes On... The Grammy Awards?

HuffingtonPost.com | Aaron Sankin | Posted 01.25.2012

Read More: San Francisco Board of Supervisors Grammy Resolution, Grammy Category Elimination, San Francisco Arts Commission, National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, Supervisor Eric Mar, Carlos Santana, Grammy Awards, San Francisco News

San Francisco Supervisor Eric Mar has a problem with the Grammy Awards, and he's introducing legislation before the city's Board of Supervisors that w...

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The Best TV Of New Year's Eve

Posted 03.02.2012

Read More: Carson Daly, Will.I.Am, Lmfao, Ryan Seacrest, Reality TV, Canada Tv, Florence and the Machine, Demi Lovato, Mayor Bloomberg, Carlos Santana, Hot Chelle Rae, Lady GaGa, Tv, New York City, Cee Lo Green, The Beatles, Television, Times Square, Video, Pitbull, Dick Clark, Mtv, New-Years-2012, Nicki Minaj, Selena Gomez, Abc, One Republic, Blink-182, Drake, Hollywood, Justin Bieber, TV News

While you were pouring one out for 2011 and taking many in for 2012 with friends and family on Saturday night, New York City's Times Square and Hollyw...

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Carlos Santana Bashes Ronald Reagan, Gov. Jerry Brown and His Family During Induction Into California Hall of Fame

Judy Farah | Posted 02.13.2012

Read More: Buzz Aldrin, Magic Johnson, California Hall of Fame, Ronald Reagan, Carlos Santana, Jerry Brown, Los Angeles News

It was supposed to be a night of celebration and inspiration to showcase the innovators and celebrities from California who inspired the nation. Those in the audience did not expect to hear this from Carlos Santana.

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Michael Jackson's "The Immortal Megamix," Plus Chatting With Chris Isaak and Phil Manzanera

Mike Ragogna | Posted 01.03.2012

Read More: Robert Wyatt, Chrissie Hynde, Roy Orbison, Enrique Bunbury, Eurythmics, Also Lopez Gavilan, Roxy Music, Gorillaz, Buddy Holly, Carlos Santana, Carl Perkins, Chris Isaak, David GIlmour, Paul Thompson, Buena Vista Social Club, Sun Records, Phil Manzanera, The Beatles, Brad Pitt, Stevie Wonder, David Lynch, David Bowie, Jimmy Stewart, Jerry Lee Lewis, Elvis Costello, Frank Zappa, Steve Winwood, Bryan Ferry, Red Dwarf, Johnny Cash, Lucho Brieva, Bob Dylan, Keith Richards, Doctor Who, Elvis Presley, Sam Phillips, Cheech & Chong, Brian Eno, Héroes Del Silencio, Annie Lennox, Video, Entertainment News

"I've made a lot of records because that's what I do, and I've listened to a lot of records, and I have to tell you the truth--it wouldn't have mattered if The Beatles had recorded "A Hard Day's Night" on Silly Putty. It would have sounded good."

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WATCH: Rock Star Returns To His San Francisco High School

Robin Wilkey | Posted 12.25.2011

Read More: Video, Carlos Santana, Santana High School, Santana San Francisco, Santana Visits High School, Mission High School, Santana, Santana Mission High School, San Francisco News

In celebration of the school's academic success, rocker Carlos Santana visited his alma mater, Mission High School, on Monday morning to rock out with...

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Carlos Santana Gets A School

AP | Posted 11.20.2011

Read More: Video, Valley Region Elementary School No. 12, Carlos Santana, Carlos Santana School, Hispanic Heritage Month, Los Angeles News

By Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Guitarist Carlos Santana has earned a long list of accolades in his four-decades-long career, but now he ca...

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Baseball's $20 Million Man Has Some 'Splainin' to Do

Antonio Gonzalez | Posted 10.19.2011

Read More: Dominican Republic, New York Mets, Los Angeles Dodgers, Baseball, Saturday Night Live, Major League Baseball, Carlos Santana, Bud Selig, Latino Voices News

Where was Selig's "civil rights" voice when a wave of racist and classist hysteria swept the LA media/establishment blaming the tragic opening day fan beating on young LA Latino "gangbangers"?

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Carlos Santana Calls Grammy Academy 'Racist'

Fox News Latino | Posted 10.18.2011

Read More: Latin Music, Video, Cultura, Carlos Santana, Grammy Academy, National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, Music, Latin Grammy, Grammy Awards, Latino Voices News

Guitar master Carlos Santana says those involved in eliminating Latin music categories from the Grammy Awards are "ignorant and racist." In an inte...

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Pop And Politics: Star Court Controversy In Middle East

The Huffington Post | Curtis M. Wong | Posted 06.14.2011

Read More: Pop Stars in Israel, Judaism, Carlos Santana, Madonna, Elton John, Cat Stevens, Benjamin Netanyahu, Kabbalah, Elvis Costello, Slidepollajax, Justin Bieber, World News

Justin Bieber's Israeli tour hit a rough patch when tentative plans to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly fell through under myste...

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Memorable Moments from the NAACP Image Awards

Vic Bulluck | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Denzel Washington, Michael Jackson, Carlos Santana, Patti Labelle, Image Award, Cedric the Entertainer, Jamie Foxx, NAACP Image Awards, Bill Cosby, Hollywood, Barack Obama, Tyler Perry, Image Awards, Oprah Winfrey, Aaliyah, Jackson State University, Halle Berry, Bernie Mac, Julian Bond, Black Entertainment, Slidepollajax, Alicia Keys, Ray Charles, NAACP Image Award, Naacp, Quincy Jones, Entertainment News

The NAACP Image Awards is the nation's premier multi-cultural awards show celebrating the outstanding achievements and performances of people of color.

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MARRIED!

people.com | Marisa Laudadio | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Carlos Santana Wife, Carlos Santana Wedding, Cindy Blackman, Carlos Santana Married, Carlos Santana, Carlos Santana Cindy Blackman, Entertainment News

Carlos Santana and his new bride, drummer Cindy Blackman, didn't let a little rain ruin their wedding day. "The weather was kind of iffy, so we sa...

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WATCH: Top Tier Prospect Carted Off Field After Brutal injury

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cleveland Indians, Carlos Santana Injured, Video, Carlos Santana Injury Video, Carlos Santana, Carlos Santana Injury, Mlb, Sports News

Indians catcher Carlos Santana was carted off the field Monday night after an ugly collision at home plate with Red Sox outfielder Ryan Kalish. Kalish...

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Steve Winwood, Boyish British Rocker, Returns to the U.S. This Summer

Linda Hassler | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Eric Clapton, British Rock, Santana, Steve Winwood, Mr. Fantasy, Carlos Santana, Crossroads Guitar Festival, Traffic, Clapton, Winwood, New York News

Steve Winwood is a permanent kid to many of his older fans. It could be his boyish face, tousled hair and lean body. But there are other reasons.

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Arctic Monkeys' Humbug, This Week's New Album Releases, and More

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

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It's refreshing that a young, promising group like Arctic Monkeys and its producers were smart enough to reinvent the brand before it got stale and formulaic, which this project absolutely is not.

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Thank God It's Thursday: Miles Davis, The Dave Brubeck Quartet, Charles Mingus, Tito Puente and Babatunde Olatunji

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Babatunde Olatunji, Eugene Wright, Carlos Santana, Legacy Edition, Gil Evans, Paul Desmond, Horace Parlan, Joan Baez, Miles Davis, Michael Cuscuna, Mickey Hart, John Coltrane, Fidel Castro, Dave Brubeck, Charles Mingus, Gunther Schuller, Carnegie Hall, Dannie Richmond, Ornette Coleman, The King of Mambo, Manuel De Falla, Tito Puente, Sony, Jazz, Entertainment News, Duke Ellington, El Rey, Joaquín Rodrigo, The Dave Brubeck Quartet, Joni Mitchell, Frank Sinatra, Joe Morello, Entertainment News

Mostly celebrating jazz's 1959 frontier, six classic albums have been re-imagined as Legacy Editions, expanding each of the originals by adding an extra disc.

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Booker T. Jones Q&A

Adrianne Murchison | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Memphis, Potato Hole, Carlos Santana, Outkast, The Roots, Booker T. Jones, Rock, Willie Nelson, Entertainment News

Jones: "'Hey Ya!"' was just a fun song for me to do. I've always liked OutKast. They push the limit. But I would say The Roots are closest to my style and making the kind of music that I've made."

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Carlos Santana To Obama: Legalize Pot

AP | MARCELA ISAZA | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Carlos Santana Pot, Carlos Santana, Marijuana, Barack Obama, Entertainment News

WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — President Barack Obama brushed off a question about legalizing marijuana in his online town hall last month, but guitar god...

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