Did Santana invent Latin Rock?

Philippines
June 12, 2008 6:59am CST
Before Santana burst into the scene, there were no major Latin Rock musicians. He seems to have made the big splash and brought the Latin beat into the mainstream of Rock. Is Santana a kind of trailblazer of the Latin Rock sound?
3 responses
adoremay
@adoremay (2065)
• Philippines
6 Jan 09
I think there were others prior to him, but for me Carlos is so smooth. He rocks!
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underdogtoo
@underdogtoo (9579)
• Philippines
26 Mar 09
He does!!
chinnu3579
@chinnu3579 (661)
• India
13 Jun 08
Iam poor in musicians history.So i thank you for sharing your view but iam happy atleast i came to know about some famous musicians.
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underdogtoo
@underdogtoo (9579)
• Philippines
13 Jun 08
There are some talents that just can't be ignored. Their excellence really shines through and Carlos Santana is one of them, imho.
Erratic
@Erratic (723)
• Australia
12 Jun 08
There were probably others around before Carlos Santana. Charo springs to mind as she did a few rock numbers on flamenco guitar. He probably was the one who popularised it though.
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underdogtoo
@underdogtoo (9579)
• Philippines
12 Jun 08
Charo and Trini Lopez might be some examples but they never made the splash and it was Carlos Santana who broke out in a big way.