THIS IS SOME GENIUS LEVEL CREATIVITY! First Time Hearing Santana - Black Magic Woman Reaction!

🎸 About Santana:
Santana is a legendary rock band led by guitarist Carlos Santana, renowned for their fusion of rock, Latin American, and jazz influences. "Black Magic Woman," originally written by Peter Green of Fleetwood Mac and later covered by Santana, became one of their most iconic tracks, known for its mesmerizing guitar riffs and smooth Latin rhythms.

Join us as we experience Santana's "Black Magic Woman" for the first time! This song is celebrated for its brilliant blend of blues and Latin music elements, showcasing Carlos Santana's signature guitar style and the band's creative artistry. Watch our reaction to see how we're captivated by the seductive and spellbinding sounds of this classic track.

🎵 What to Expect in This Video:
First Impressions: Our immediate reactions to the distinctive guitar work and the rhythmic complexity of "Black Magic Woman."
Musical Analysis: A breakdown of the song’s instrumental layers and the integration of blues with Latin influences.
Performance Impact: Discussing Carlos Santana's impact on guitar music and his unique approach to blending different musical traditions.
Song’s Legacy: Reflecting on how "Black Magic Woman" has influenced the music industry and its enduring appeal.

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[peterquinones]

As far as mainstream pop/rock music goes he has the most instantly recognizable guitar sound, it's almost like a fingerprint. 😮

[EdA]

Classic Rock wouldn’t be classic rock without Santana!

[John_Chu]

This is a cover of a Fleetwood Mac song (the original band before Stevie, Lindsey, and Christine came aboard), from 1968. With Peter Green on vocal and guitar. Green wrote it and is considered on the same level as a guitarist as Carlos. Peter passed a few years ago.

[davidswearingen]

CARLOS SANTANA is one of the great guitarist. You have to check out their performance video at Woodstock, Soul Sacrifice but make sure you get the full version not the cut up short version. Also check out the song Smooth.

[misadventuresofmorgan]

It wasn’t Bruno Mars… it was Rob Thomas.. and the song is called Smooth

[ronrestorff]

The vocals are by the keyboard player Greg Rolie who was one of the original founders of Journey after leaving Santana

[guitarman]

Peter Green song from Fleetwood Mac. The Blues years

[capttheo]

He doesn't play the guitar, he makes it sing!!

[russrollins]

Carlos Santana is a legend. If you are going to check out the Woodstock Performance, make sure it the longer version. There is a shorter version out there that cuts out some of the amazing drum work. I would suggest listening to Santana with Rob Thomas performing Smooth.

[geraldgonzales]

“SAMBA PA TI” - No vocals just straight up guitar pleasure.

[taki]

lead vocals is the keyboardist Gregg Rollie who would help found the group Journey with guitarist Neal Schon (who joined Santana at age 16)

[papatommy]

Nobody, absolutely nobody sounds like his guitar. You have a deep rabbit hole to dive into.

[JoseMorales-nbnn]

Carlos Humberto Santana Barragán is an American guitarist, best known as a founding member of the rock band Santana. Born on July 20, 1947 and raised in Autlán de Navarro, Jalisco, Mexico where he developed his musical background, he rose to fame in the late 1960s and early 1970s in the United States with Santana, which pioneered a fusion of rock and roll and Latin American jazz. Its sound featured his melodic, blues-based lines set against Latin American and African rhythms played on percussion instruments not generally heard in rock, such as timbales and congas. He experienced a resurgence of popularity and critical acclaim in the late 1990s. Hes done Latin rock, blues rock, jazz fusion guitar/ vocals.
In 2015, Rolling Stone magazine listed Santana at No. 20 on their list of the 100 greatest guitarists. In 2023, Rolling Stone named him the 11th greatest guitarist of all time. He has won 10 Grammy Awards and three Latin Grammy Awards, and was inducted along with his namesake band into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998.
He learned to play the violin at age five and the guitar at age eight, under the tutelage of his father, who was a mariachi musician. His younger brother, Jorge, also became a professional guitarist.

The family moved from Autlán to Tijuana, on the border with the United States. Carlos' rock and roll career started in the city park: Parque Teniente Guerrero, his mother took him to see the Tj's, the pioneer rock and roll band from the city. TJ (tee jay) is a nickname for Tijuana. They were formed by Javier Bátiz. At the age of 12, Carlos became a roadie and eventually he would join them as a bass player, bass because Bátiz was playing guitar. He later left so he could play guitar in another bar band. The Tj's and Bátiz turned Carlos on to blues music, especially that of T-Bone Walker, Muddy Waters, B.B. King, Chuck Berry, Howlin' Wolf, and James Brown.

The Santanas then moved to San Francisco, where his father had steady work. In October 1966, Santana started the Santana Blues Band. By 1968, the band had begun to incorporate different types of influences into their electric blues. Santana later said, "If I would go to some cat's room, he'd be listening to Sly [Stone] and Jimi Hendrix; another guy to the Stones and the Beatles. Another guy'd be listening to Tito Puente and Mongo Santamaría. Another guy'd be listening to Miles [Davis] and [John] Coltrane... To me it was like being at a university."

Around the age of eight, Santana fell under the influence of blues performers like B.B. King, Javier Bátiz, Mike Bloomfield, and John Lee Hooker. Gábor Szabó's mid-1960s jazz guitar work also strongly influenced Santana's playing. Indeed, Szabó's composition "Gypsy Queen" was used as the second part of Santana's 1970 treatment of Peter Green's composition "Black Magic Woman", almost down to identical guitar licks. Santana's 2012 instrumental album Shape Shifter includes a song called "Mr. Szabo", played in tribute in the style of Szabó. Santana also credits Hendrix, Bloomfield, Hank Marvin, and Peter Green as important influences; he considered Bloomfield a direct mentor, writing of a key meeting with Bloomfield in San Francisco in the foreword he wrote to a 2000 biography of Bloomfield, Michael Bloomfield: If You Love These Blues – An Oral History. Between the ages of 10 and 12, he was sexually abused by an American man who brought him across the border. Santana lived in the Mission District, graduated from James Lick Middle School, and left Mission High School in 1965. He was accepted at California State University, Northridge and Humboldt State University, but chose not to attend college.

[bradsense]

Carlos Santana does not just play the music…he becomes the music. When this first came out I was about 12 or 13 and immediately drawn to the sound.

[iandavidcrabb]

One of my all time favourite Santana songs is Europa Earths cry Heavens smile

[rkgator]

ABRAXAS is one of the best albums ever created. The segue from Black Magic Woman into Oye Como Va is epic, yet no one plays them together. A crime!

[Carson_Blu]

My wife and I just recently saw him in concert and Santana can still jam out. Legendary guitarist that literally just sits and chews a piece of gum while playing his guitar like it's the easiest thing in the world. I wasn't born when he had first came out and started to get recognized. I was born in the late 80s and started to listening to his music in the 90s. I've been listening to him ever since. If you like this one, I would recommend, Smooth featuring Rob Thomas from Matchbox 20, Maria Maria, Game of Love featuring Michelle Branch, and another song (sorry I can't remember the song) that he did with the lead singer of Nickleback. Anyways, this is such a great song and great reaction y'all. Excited to see more reaction to this legendary guitarist.

[georgealarcon]

Santana’s “Europa” is a must, delightful!!

[megapepe]

I would check "Oye como va", "Europa (Earth"s cry heaven's smile)", and them some more recent stuff like "Smooth", "Maria Maria" or "Corazón Espinado".

[johncostello]

Try the original by Peter Greens Fieetwood Mac