279:. The band, Malo, which means "bad" in Spanish, played a combination of laid-back fusion of jazz, rock and a variety of forms of Latin music, similar to the sound of Carlos Santana, his brother. The band's debut album, called "Malo" was released in 1972 and included the song "Suavecito". The song, which had a smooth, melodic sound, made it to No.18 on the Billboard singles chart, and became a popular song for fans of Latin rock. Malo played together for four years and produced four albums until they broke up and Santana embarked on a solo career and played with the New York-based band the Fania All-Stars.
231:
At a young age
Santana was in San Francisco based combo "Sounds Unlimited Blues Band" with Tom Lazaneo, Jim Dotson, Fred Pratt and Robert Lazaneo, formed in 1967 and finally calling it quits circa summer 1970, then joined a rhythm and blues band called "The Malibus" which later became just "Malo."
357:
of natural causes on 14 May 2020, aged 68. He was survived by his brother Carlos and another brother, Antonio. He also had four sisters: Lety
Santana, Laura Porras, Irma Santana, and Maria Vrionis. He was married to Donna with whom he had a son, Anthony and a daughter, Michelle. He also had one
634:
748:
733:
584:
223:. His parents were Josefina and Jose Santana. and younger brother of Carlos Santana, Jorge started playing guitar in San Francisco when he was a teen.
763:
442:
291:
753:
768:
758:
728:
743:
738:
481:
608:
329:
661:
350:
521:
368:
267:
258:
554:
723:
718:
250:
302:
In 1994 he recorded an album with his brother and Carlos
Santana's nephew, Carlos Hernandez, called
295:
was recorded in Mexico City on this tour, featuring Jorge
Santana, who played a personalized orange
639:
283:
529:
254:
382:
304:
477:
337:
296:
276:
154:
635:"Jorge Santana, Guitarist on 'Suavecito' and Younger Brother to Carlos Santana, Has Died"
333:
321:
262:
200:
149:
144:
712:
486:
241:
66:
694:
409:
245:
699:
354:
97:
92:
533:
196:
212:
51:
558:
193:
703:
665:
289:
After a long split, Santana toured with his brother, Carlos. The album
216:
55:
275:, featuring former Malo members. In the mid-1970s he played with the
220:
585:"Jorge Santana, Malo Guitarist And Latin Rock Maestro, Dead At 68"
317:
689:
340:
rhythms and guitar driven rock. It was
Santana on steroids."
175:
609:"Musician Carlos Santana's youngest brother, Jorge, dies"
324:
Jorge
Santana's sound with Malo can be summed up thus:
522:"Jorge Santana, Latin-Rock Guitarist, Is Dead at 68"
211:
Jorge was born
Guillermo Santana on 13 June 1951 in
662:"Jorge Santana - It's All About Love (1979, Vinyl)"
170:
166:
137:
123:
106:
85:
73:
62:
38:
28:
21:
8:
261:" in 1972. He released two solo albums on
18:
469:
248:, who had a top twenty hit in the U.S.
749:Hispanic and Latino American musicians
734:American musicians of Mexican descent
320:radio host, musician and band leader
7:
579:
577:
575:
516:
514:
512:
510:
508:
506:
504:
282:His distinctive guitar was a green
192:(13 June 1951 – 14 May 2020) was a
443:Sacred Fire: Live in South America
292:Sacred Fire: Live in South America
14:
528:. Associated Press. 2020-05-20.
633:Dillon, Nancy (May 15, 2020).
1:
482:"The Resurrection of Santana"
16:Mexican musician (1951–2020)
764:People from Autlán, Jalisco
69:, California, United States
785:
555:"Jorge Santana: Biography"
286:, acquired in the 1970s.
190:Guillermo "Jorge" Santana
754:Family of Carlos Santana
244:-based, Latin-rock band
769:Fania All-Stars members
330:Blood Sweat & Tears
240:He was a member of the
759:Musicians from Jalisco
729:Santana (band) members
342:
199:, brother of musician
744:Fania Records artists
326:
739:Blues rock musicians
480:(December 7, 1972).
640:New York Daily News
376:It's All About Love
284:Fender Stratocaster
273:It's All About Love
526:The New York Times
396:Gracias Madrecita
184:
183:
52:Autlán de Navarro
34:Guillermo Santana
776:
690:Official website
677:
676:
674:
672:
658:
652:
651:
649:
647:
630:
624:
623:
621:
620:
605:
599:
598:
596:
595:
581:
570:
569:
567:
565:
550:
544:
543:
541:
540:
518:
499:
498:
496:
494:
478:Fong-Torres, Ben
474:
383:Santana Brothers
305:Santana Brothers
180:
177:
80:
48:
46:
31:
19:
784:
783:
779:
778:
777:
775:
774:
773:
709:
708:
702:discography at
686:
681:
680:
670:
668:
660:
659:
655:
645:
643:
632:
631:
627:
618:
616:
607:
606:
602:
593:
591:
583:
582:
573:
563:
561:
553:Harris, Craig.
552:
551:
547:
538:
536:
520:
519:
502:
492:
490:
476:
475:
471:
466:
457:Latin-Soul-Rock
453:
451:Fania All-Stars
438:
405:
364:
347:
314:
297:Paul Reed Smith
277:Fania All-Stars
238:
229:
209:
187:
174:
162:
133:
119:
102:
78:
50:
44:
42:
29:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
782:
780:
772:
771:
766:
761:
756:
751:
746:
741:
736:
731:
726:
721:
711:
710:
707:
706:
697:
692:
685:
684:External links
682:
679:
678:
653:
625:
600:
571:
545:
500:
468:
467:
465:
462:
461:
460:
452:
449:
448:
447:
437:
434:
433:
432:
426:
420:
414:
404:
401:
400:
399:
393:
387:
379:
373:
363:
360:
346:
343:
322:Bobby Sanabria
313:
310:
263:Tomato Records
237:
234:
228:
225:
208:
205:
201:Carlos Santana
186:Musical artist
185:
182:
181:
172:
168:
167:
164:
163:
161:
160:
159:Guts and Grace
157:
152:
147:
141:
139:
135:
134:
132:
131:
127:
125:
121:
120:
118:
117:
114:
110:
108:
104:
103:
101:
100:
95:
89:
87:
83:
82:
81:(aged 68)
75:
71:
70:
64:
60:
59:
40:
36:
35:
32:
26:
25:
22:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
781:
770:
767:
765:
762:
760:
757:
755:
752:
750:
747:
745:
742:
740:
737:
735:
732:
730:
727:
725:
722:
720:
717:
716:
714:
705:
701:
700:Jorge Santana
698:
696:
693:
691:
688:
687:
683:
667:
663:
657:
654:
642:
641:
636:
629:
626:
614:
610:
604:
601:
590:
586:
580:
578:
576:
572:
560:
556:
549:
546:
535:
531:
527:
523:
517:
515:
513:
511:
509:
507:
505:
501:
489:
488:
487:Rolling Stone
483:
479:
473:
470:
463:
458:
455:
454:
450:
445:
444:
440:
439:
435:
430:
427:
424:
421:
418:
415:
412:
411:
407:
406:
402:
397:
394:
391:
388:
385:
384:
380:
377:
374:
371:
370:
369:Jorge Santana
366:
365:
361:
359:
356:
352:
345:Personal life
344:
341:
339:
336:, fused with
335:
331:
325:
323:
319:
316:According to
311:
309:
307:
306:
300:
298:
294:
293:
287:
285:
280:
278:
274:
270:
269:
268:Jorge Santana
264:
260:
256:
253:
252:
247:
243:
242:San Francisco
235:
233:
226:
224:
222:
218:
214:
206:
204:
202:
198:
195:
191:
179:
173:
169:
165:
158:
156:
153:
151:
148:
146:
143:
142:
140:
136:
129:
128:
126:
122:
115:
112:
111:
109:
105:
99:
96:
94:
91:
90:
88:
84:
76:
72:
68:
67:San Francisco
65:
61:
57:
53:
49:June 13, 1951
41:
37:
33:
27:
23:Jorge Santana
20:
671:September 8,
669:. Retrieved
656:
644:. Retrieved
638:
628:
617:. Retrieved
615:. 2020-05-15
612:
603:
592:. Retrieved
588:
562:. Retrieved
548:
537:. Retrieved
525:
493:September 8,
491:. Retrieved
485:
472:
456:
441:
428:
422:
416:
408:
395:
389:
381:
375:
367:
348:
327:
315:
303:
301:
290:
288:
281:
272:
266:
249:
239:
236:Later career
230:
227:Early career
210:
189:
188:
176:jorgesantana
145:Warner Bros.
79:(2020-05-14)
77:May 14, 2020
724:2020 deaths
719:1951 births
362:Discography
349:He died in
332:fused with
107:Occupations
713:Categories
619:2020-06-11
613:KTVU FOX 2
594:2020-06-01
539:2020-06-01
464:References
358:grandson.
355:California
351:San Rafael
338:Afro-Cuban
207:Early life
124:Instrument
116:songwriter
98:blues rock
93:Latin rock
45:1951-06-13
30:Birth name
695:Biography
534:0362-4331
429:Ascension
423:Evolution
390:Here I Am
328:"Picture
259:Suavecito
251:Billboard
197:guitarist
559:AllMusic
299:guitar.
113:Musician
58:, Mexico
704:Discogs
666:Discogs
589:NPR.org
564:May 22,
436:Santana
334:Chicago
255:Hot 100
217:Jalisco
194:Mexican
171:Website
155:Polydor
56:Jalisco
646:16 May
532:
459:(1974)
446:(1993)
431:(1974)
425:(1973)
419:(1972)
413:(1972)
398:(2011)
392:(2009)
386:(1994)
378:(1979)
372:(1978)
257:with "
221:Mexico
213:Autlán
150:Tomato
138:Labels
130:Guitar
86:Genres
63:Origin
312:Sound
215:, in
673:2019
648:2020
566:2011
530:ISSN
495:2019
410:Malo
403:Malo
318:WBGO
271:and
246:Malo
178:.com
74:Died
39:Born
417:Dos
715::
664:.
637:.
611:.
587:.
574:^
557:.
524:.
503:^
484:.
353:,
308:.
265:,
219:,
203:.
54:,
675:.
650:.
622:.
597:.
568:.
542:.
497:.
47:)
43:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.