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Salvador Santana Band

Salvador Santana

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Keyboardist and composer Salvador Santana's vibrant music mixes hip-hop, funk, rock, Latin and other world idioms into a uniquely individual and totally contemporary style. He likes to call the richly textured grooves he creates with the Salvador Santana Band, a new blend, a sound reinvented. Salvador explains, Its a mix of all my favorite music, the best of whats impacted my life, all coming together in a new genre.
Salvador Santanas artistic chops are also, of course, colored by and a continuation of his family's awesome legacy. Salvador's maternal grandfather was African-American blues pioneer, tenor and guitar legend Saunders King, his paternal grandfather is celebrated violinist and mariachi bandleader Jose Santana, and his father is 10X GRAMMY®-winning Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Carlos Santana. Salvadors lyrics and inspired spoken word poetry reflect the gift for writing he shares with his mother, Deborah Santana, whose first book, the memoir Space Between The Stars, was published in 2005. The audio book version of the title features music that Salvador and Carlos composed together; previously, they collaborated on composing the GRAMMY-winning track El Farol from the smash 1999 Santana album Supernatural.
SSB's current line-up features Salvador Santana on keyboard and vocals, Emerson Cardenas on bass, Woody Aplanalp on guitar and vocals, Tony Austin on drums, Quincy McCaray on vocals and back up keyboard and former Ozomatli player Jose "Crunchy" Espinosa on sax, flute, percussion and vocals.
With its array of musical styles, the Salvador Santana Band thrives on collaboration and innovation. SSB – the collective’s official debut – sizzles with allure. Simply put: It’s unlike anything else you’re going to hear in 2008.

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Member Since: 7/5/2006
Band Website: salvadorsantana.com
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SSB CD review

Music Video: SUMMER'S DAY - Salvador Santana Band



SSB's current line-up features Salvador Santana ..board and vocals, Emerson Cardenas on bass, Woody Aplanalp on guitar and vocals, Tony Austin on drums, Quincy McCaray on vocals and back up keyboard and former Ozomatli player Jose "Crunchy" Espinosa on sax, flute, percussion and vocals.
Influences: Bob Marley, Thelonius Monk, McCoy Tyner, Jimi Hendrix, Billy Cobham, John Coltrane and Miles Davis. I cant leave out the Minneapolis-bred group Atmosphere as a force thats sparked ideas for words and music. Their free-spirited, poetic hip-hop and positive vibe are elements that indeed resonate in the SSBs energetic flow.

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My Blog

Blog from Emerson

Help! Help! Help! I need more oxygen. The SSB tour bus is up and running again, but this time in the high altitude of the Rocky Mountains in the beautiful state of Colorado. We began our short tour...
Posted by Salvador Santana Band on Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:26:00 PST

Interview with Woody Aplanalp (guitar) by Jeff Koral

JK: What venue did you enjoy the most?WA: The new orleans jazzfest was the highlight for me. Besides opening up for Santana and the Nevilles, we got to hear loads of great new orleans music and eat so...
Posted by Salvador Santana Band on Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:53:00 PST

Interview with Quincy McCrary (vocals & keyboard) by Jeff Koral

K: How long was your spring tour this year? QM: In total the spring tour was seven weeks, March 12-May 5.JK: What do you do to pass time on tour while you have down time?QM: Being on the road can be t...
Posted by Salvador Santana Band on Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:51:00 PST

Emerson Cardenas Blog 5-8-08

New York City is always an exciting place to visit. It's our country's cultural center on the east coast and offers resources unavailable anywhere else. Performing here has always been an event to lo...
Posted by Salvador Santana Band on Thu, 08 May 2008 03:45:00 PST

Blog from Emerson

New York City is always an exciting place to visit. It's our country's cultural center on the east coast and offers resources unavailable anywhere else. Performing here has always been an event to loo...
Posted by Salvador Santana Band on Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:41:00 PST

iTunes EXCLUSIVE Voto Latino Album Featuring SSB

North Hollywood, CA   Nacional Records is proud to announce the upcoming release of a star-studded Voto Latino benefit album on April 15th exclusively via iTunes. The track-listing features 15...
Posted by Salvador Santana Band on Wed, 16 Apr 2008 10:58:00 PST

Emerson Cardenas Blog

Opening for The John Popper Project through Colorado was an incredible experience.  John Popper is a great singer/harmonica player and I love his work with Blues Traveler.  The John Popper Project is ...
Posted by Salvador Santana Band on Tue, 08 Apr 2008 01:16:00 PST

WIN A PAIR OF TIX TO AN UPCOMING SSB SHOW!!

We'll select winners a few days before each show. All you have to do is: + Grab the SSB Tour Banner code on the Salvador Santana MySpace page + Add it to the profile page of your choice by pasting the...
Posted by Salvador Santana Band on Wed, 20 Feb 2008 12:38:00 PST

Latino USA Interview

New Latino USA Salvador Santana interview - Begins airing today - 2/8/08 can also be heard at: Latino USA InterviewTo find your local radio stations airing the interview, go to:http://www.latino...
Posted by Salvador Santana Band on Fri, 08 Feb 2008 02:10:00 PST

New SSB Television appearances

Salvador will be appearing on Tavis Smiley, Mas Vale Tarde, and Rockline  on the following dates   "Tavis Smiley"this Friday evening 1/11- national "Mas Vale Tarde with Alex Cambert" On Tel...
Posted by Salvador Santana Band on Wed, 09 Jan 2008 05:57:00 PST