Jorge Santana
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Jorge Santana (born June 13, 1951) is a Mexican guitarist, brother of musician Carlos Santana.
He was a former member of Malo who had a top twenty hit "Suavecito" in 1972.[1]
He released two solo albums on Tomato Records, Jorge Santana and It's All About Love, featuring former Malo members. In the mid-1970s he played with the Fania All-Stars.
His distinctive guitar is a green Fender Stratocaster, owned in the '70s.
After a long split, Santana toured with his brother Carlos. The album Sacred Fire: Live in South America was recorded in Mexico City on this tour, featuring Jorge Santana, who played a personalized orange Paul Reed Smith guitar.
In 1994, he recorded an album with his brother and Carlos Santana's nephew Carlos Hernandez called Santana Brothers.
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[edit] Discography
- Jorge Santana (1978)
- It's All About Love (album) (1979)[2]
- Santana Brothers (1994)
- Here I Am (Jorge Santana album) (2009)[3]
[edit] Malo
- Malo (1972)
- Dos (1972)
- Evolution (1973)
- Ascension (1974)
[edit] Santana
- Milagro (1992)
- Sacred Fire: Live in South America (1993)
[edit] Fania All Stars
- Latin-Soul-Rock (1974)
[edit] References
- ^ Harris, Craig. "Jorge Santana: Biography". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p20351/biography. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
- ^ "It's All About Love". http://www.discogs.com/Jorge-Santana-Its-All-About-Love/release/1557117.
- ^ "Here I am". http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/here-i-am/id386008827.
