Carlos Augusto Santana Alves is an American guitarist whose Santana, pioneered a fusion of Rock and roll and Latin American jazz.
Due to his successful career, he has won 10 Grammy Awards and three Latin Grammy Awards and was inducted along with his band into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998.
How did Carlos Santana and Cindy Blackman meet?
Cindy Blackman is an American jazz and rock drummer who has performed with Buckethead, Bill Laswell, Lenny Kravitz, Joe Henderson, and Joss Stone, among others.
They met at a festival in Europe while she was touring with Lenny Kravitz.
Is Carlos Santana still married to Cindy Blackman?
On July 9, 2010, Carlos Santana proposed to Blackman on stage during a concert at Tinley Park, Illinois right after her drum solo.
The couple later got married in Maui, Hawaii on December 19, 2010, and currently live in Las Vegas. Blackman is the stepmother to Santana’s three children with his first wife, Deborah Santana.
Among his children is Salvador Santana, who is a singer, spoken word artist, songwriter, and composer.
