Santana is a Latin rock band. Founded in San Francisco during the late 1960s,
it is based around the compositions and playing of lead guitarist and founder
Carlos Santana. The band first came to widespread public attention when their
performance of their Latin rock song "Soul Sacrifice" at Woodstock in 1969
provided a contrast to other acts on the bill. This exposure helped propel their
first album, also named Santana, into a hit, followed in the next two years by
the successful Abraxas and Santana III.