Salvador Santana

Quick Facts

Full Name	Salvador Santana
Occupation	Musician
Date Of Birth	May 22, 1983(1983-05-22)
Age	41
Country	United States
Birth City	San Francisco
Horoscope	Taurus

Salvador Santana Biography

Salvador Santana is one of the most popular and richest Musician who was born on May 22, 1983 in San Francisco, United States. Salvador Santana was born in 1983 in the San Francisco Bay Area. Instrumentalist, whose principal instrument is an electronic keyboard. He sings, and can be described as an artist of spoken words, as well as a songwriter, and composer. Santana is the son the ten-time Grammy award-winning guitar player Carlos Santana and poet/author/activist Deborah Santana. Her maternal grandfather, Saunders King, is an iconic figure of American blues. His paternal grandparents, Jose Santana, is a mariachi and violinist.

In the latter half of fall 2009, an assortment of remixes of the album’s lead song “Keyboard City” were released online. These remixes were made by online DJs Hood Internet and Hood Internet as well as indie electronic artist Dan Deacon, both remixes included vocals from GZA. The remixes became wildly well- known, appearing on sites that serve as tastemakers like Brooklyn Vegan, Pitchfork Media as well as My Old Kentucky Blog.

Keyboard City was released on February 2, 2010 via Quannum Projects. Keyboard Magazine declared that “Funkadelic and the Meters had a love child who was then raised by Esquivel in a space age bachelor pad full of analog synths.” The magazine also stated, “On December 31, 2019, Keyboard City may well be remembered as one of the standout neo-funk records of the decade.” Allmusic.com gave the album 4.5 out of 5 stars and Spin Magazine gave the album 3 out of 5 stars.

In 2013 Salvador released Rise Up, a six song EP. Songs “Mi Tesoro,” “Into The Light,” and “Rise Up” have a power and breadth of sound. “Ain’t Enough” It’s On” and “Gimme Your Best” round out the EP with upbeat tempos. “Rise Up” is featured on the award-winning film, School of My Dreams, a documentary film about the Daraja Academy in Kenya, a free all-girls secondary school. In fact, it was a trip to South Africa in 2006 with Artists for a New South Africa (ANSA), and meeting President Nelson Mandela, that triggered Salvador to write the positive message and music of “Rise Up.”

In 2004, Salvador formed in 2004 the Salvador Santana Band. The band members included Emerson Cardenas (bass), Quincy McCrary (vocals, keyboards), Woody Aplanalp (guitar), Tony Austin (drums) and Jose Espinoza (sax, percussion and vocals). Alongside them, Salvador performed in a new musical style that incorporates elements of hip-hop and jazz. His musical roots are rooted in an early education received from his father and grandfathers, Saunders King and Jose Santana as well as his father Carlos and the music of jazz musicians John Coltrane, Herbie Hancock, Thelonious Monk, and Oscar Peterson and a healthy use of hip-hop from today’s artists such as Atmosphere and Ozomatli.

Salvador Santana Net Worth

Salvador Santana is one of the richest Musician from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Salvador Santana 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

As of 1999 Salvador worked with his dad to compose the Grammy award-winning song “El Farol” on the album Supernatural.

Salvador and his group have appeared on stages at The Montreux Jazz Festival, the Bonaroo Music and Arts Festival and The High Sierra Festival, South by Southwest and the highly acclaimed New Orleans Jazz Festival. Salvador has been involved in various projects that were not part of his ambitions as a soloist, including The Hymns for Peace video, which was released in 2004 and Carlos Santana’s father’s 2013. Corazon Live at Guadalajara DVD.

In 2009 Salvador entered the studio to record his second major studio album / first solo album Keyboard City. He enlisted underground legends Del The Funky Homosapien, Money Mark (Beastie Boys), and GZA to help him with the album’s production.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Salvador Santana Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Salvador Ranked on the list of most popular Musician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Salvador Santana celebrates birthday on May 22 of every year.

Is Salvador Santana related to Carlos Santana?

He is the son of ten-time Grammy winning guitarist Carlos Santana and poet/author/activist Deborah Santana. His maternal grandfather, Saunders King, is an icon of American blues and his paternal grandfather, Jose Santana, is a violinist and mariachi bandleader. Santana began playing piano at the age of five.

Does Carlos Santana have a son?

Salvador Santana

Does Carlos Santana have kid?

Children

What happened that made the Santana band famous?

Santana was formed in 1966 in San Francisco and leaped to prominence after its appearance at Woodstock in 1969. The same year, the group’s debut album reached the top 10 of the Billboard album chart, and leader Carlos Santana joined the top echelon of rock guitarists.

How old is Santana?

74 years (July 20, 1947)