Carlos Santana is featured in this months Redferns image of the Month. He is the first member of the band Santana which is comprised of a flexible number of musicians. The range of these artists has varied greatly over the years. Just like Santana himself, the band is known for helping make Latin rock famous in the rest of the world with beautiful melodic guitar solos and syncopated rhythms.
The band was formed in 1966 in San Francisco. The first members were Carlos Santana (lead guitar), Tom Fraser (rhythm guitar), Mike Carabello (percussion), Rod Harper (drums & percussion), Gus Rodriguez (bass guitar) and Gregg Rolie (lead vocals & keyboards).
