Chicano rock
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Chicano rock, also called Chicano fusion, is rock music performed by Mexican American groups or music with themes derived from Chicano culture. Chicano rock combines multiple music styles instead of o
Iconic Chicano rock musician Carlos Santana
Ritchie Valens
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Joan Baez playing in Hamburg, 1973
Carlos Santana
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Carlos Humberto Santana Barragán is a Mexican and American guitarist, best known as a founding member of the rock band Santana. Born and raised in Mexico where he developed his musical background, he
Chicano rock
…time went by. The second style of 70s Chicano rock is more open to blues music, soul music, R&B, rock music, funk, Latin music, salsa music, and jazz. Santana, Malo, War, El Chicano, Sapo and other Chicano 'Latin Rock' groups follow this approach with their fusions of R&B, jazz, and Caribbean sounds. Later…
Santana performing in Hamburg, West Germany in 1973
New Year's Eve 1976 at the Cow Palace in San Francisco
Santana during his European tour in the Netherlands in 1978