Santana April 10, 2008

Carlos Santana has been a musical force for nearly four decades, blending the stylings of Latin music with rock 'n' roll, blues and jazz into a signature sound with a worldwide fanbase. Santana earned nine Grammys in 1999 alone for his top-selling release, 'Supernatural.' Santana and his current band will be hitting the road to support their recent releases, 'Shaman' and the mostly live album, 'Ceremony.' Los Lonely Boys are the three Garza brothers -- Henry on guitar, Jojo on bass and Ringo on drums. This remarkable trio plays music drawn from diverse sources, blending their influences into a seamless style. Weaned on Tex-Mex, country, blues and rock 'n' roll pioneers like Richie Valens, Chuck Berry and Fats Domino and such pop music giants as The Beatles, Los Lonely Boys augment those solid basics with red-hot guitar playing, percolating rock and Latin rhythms and dynamic interplay and luscious vocal harmonies. All three brothers also sing -- to produce songs rife with engaging hooks, expressive lyrics and melodic sumptuousness. Now in his mid-twenties, Salvador Santana, son of guitarist Carlos Santana, strikes out on his own with his own band. The group fuses electric jazz with everything from reggae to rap.