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Carlos Santana was the O.G. hippie in the ’60s, think again.In fact, the 76-year-old guitar hero was once an anti-weed warrior as his namesake band was huffing — and puffing — to succeed in the San Francisco scene alongside groups such as the Grateful Dead.“I’d been around marijuana all my life since I was a child, but I never toked,” reveals Santana in the new documentary “Carlos,” which opens in theaters on Friday.Indeed, the “Smooth” operator was that guy who was a downer to the doobies — in part, to protect his own good name and reputation.“You’re building a band around me, and I noticed that they smoke weed.

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Carlos Santana is apologizing to the trans and LGBTQIA+ communities after a video recently surfaced of hurtful comments he made during a concert back in July.Earlier this month, a video was posted to YouTube that showed Santana, 76, during a stop on his at the Hard Rock Live at the Etess Arena in Atlantic City, New Jersey.In the clip, the artist says, «When God made you and me, before we came out of the womb, you know who you are and what you are»«Later on, when you grow out of it, you see things and you start believing that you could be something that sounds good, but you know it ain’t right. Because a woman is a woman and a man is a man. That’s it,» he added.

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Carlos Santana has apologised for “insensitive comments” he made about the transgender community during a recent concert.At a performance in Atlantic City, New Jersey in late July, the legendary guitarist temporarily paused the show to share his views on transgender people, according to a video clip circulating online.“When God made you and me, before we came out of the womb, you know who you are and what you are,” the ‘Smooth’ guitarist said.“Later on, when you grow out of it, you see things, and you start believing that you could be something that sounds good, but you know it ain’t right.”The artist then got more specific, saying: “Because a woman is a woman and a man is a man – that’s it.”“Whatever you wanna do in the closet, that’s your business. I’m OK with that.”Santana went on to shoutout comedian Dave Chappelle – who has previously faced backlash for making trans jokes in his standup routines – and said he was “like this with my brother Dave Chappelle”, bringing his hands together.Santana has since clarified his comments in a statement obtained by Billboard.

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Carlos Santana fans were in for more than they bargained for during a recent concert.

pic.twitter.com/fss8d4qukK— Pop Base (@PopBase) August 24, 2023 Santana said, according to the video: “When God made you and me — before we came out of the womb, you know who you are and what you are. Later on, when you grow out of it, you see things, and you start believing that you could be something that sounds good, but you know it ain’t right. Because a woman is a woman and a man is a man.

Carlos Santana is speaking out after making an anti-trans statement during a recent concert.

Thania Garcia Carlos Santana is on the hot seat after a video of him on stage, making polarizing remarks about gender, quickly began circulating online. In the clip, the “Oye Como Va” singer is seen addressing the audience in between songs. Through the applause, Santana can be heard explaining: “When God made you and me — before we came out of the womb, you know who you are and what you are.

Sony Picture Classics and Trafalgar Releasing have firmed up worldwide release plans for Carlos, their feature documentary on 10-time Grammy-winning musical icon, Carlos Santana.

The Bee Gees, The Go-Go’s, David Bowie, the Grateful Dead, Louis Armstrong, the Velvet Underground, and Tina Turner have something more in common than just musical greatness. They’ll all been the subject of recent documentaries, part of an explosion in popularity of the nonfiction genre.

Owen Gleiberman Chief Film Critic “Carlos” has one of the best openings I’ve ever seen — or heard — in a music documentary. We hear Carlos Santana, waxing philosophical and wise (as he’s prone to do). Intercut with his words, at throbbing intervals of about 20 seconds (and at top volume), are the iconic organ-and-bass notes — BOM BOM!…BOM BOM! — that open “Oye Como Va,” the 1971 hit by Santana. I’ll confess that “Oye Como Va” is one of those classic-rock radio staples I feel like I’ve heard more times in my life than I ever need to. (Sort of like “Moondance” and “Tempted” and “Won’t Get Fooled Again.”) Yet “Carlos,” instead of assaulting you with the song, severs those four notes from it (BOM BOM!…BOM BOM!) and blows them up into a piece of pop art, like a Warhol sound painting. It asks us to hear the magic of what Carlos Santana did by reveling in the sonic texture, the Latin-gone-psychedelic moxie of those notes.

Samba Pa Ti‘ or ‘Europa‘ — the ballads,” Santana, 75, told The Post from his home in Hawaii. “We made an impact on the world as far as facilitating a vibration that makes people feel spiritual and sexually aroused at the same time.” The dad of three — who may or may not have been listening to his favorite artists Marvin Gaye, John Coltrane, Whitney Houston, Aretha Franklin, Etta James, Nina Simone and Tina Turner when his own children were conceived — said his sensual sound unites him with fans across continents.“Because people grew up listening to this music in their living rooms, people made love with them and so somehow we became like the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, part of an institution,” he said.“I could go anywhere in the world, Ireland, Japan or Africa, and I’m not a tourist, I’m part of the family.”The native of Autlan, Mexico, whose father was a violinist, started as a street musician, and quickly realized his talent would one day become his profession.“My father would enter me into contests and I would always win,” he said.

Carlos Santana is showing an impressive amount of forgiveness years after a horrible series of acts altered his life. The legendary guitarist is the focus o

BreAnna Bell Rudy Valdez has entered into an overall unscripted deal with Imagine Documentaries, Variety has learned. Under the agreement, Valdez will develop, direct and executive produce new nonfiction projects for the studio through his Bluff Road Films banner. The two time Emmy Award-winning filmmaker started his career as a camera operator on the Peabody Award-winning, Sundance series “Brick City” and went on to direct his passion project on HBO’s “The Sentence.” Shot and directed by Valdez over the course of a decade, this feature documentary tells the very personal story of his sister’s plight in the criminal justice system, while tackling subjects like mandatory minimums and sentencing reform.

Carlos Santana's career-launching performance at the 1969 Woodstock festival almost didn't happen because he had a little too much fun before taking the stage. The guitarist, 75, recently revealed that Grateful Dead frontman Jerry Garcia offered him hallucinogens right before he took the stage on the second day of the festival. "It was a real test, and the test was, 'You are higher than an astronaut's butt right now with whatever Jerry Garcia shared with me,'" Santana told People magazine.

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Sony Pictures Classics has snapped up worldwide rights to Carlos, a new documentary about the father of Latin American jazz fusion, Carlos Santana. A release date for the film directed by Emmy winner Rudy Valdez (The Sentence) has not yet been disclosed.

Carlos Santana wouldn’t be able to tour anymore after a handful of shows were cancelled due to a health scare.However, the 75-year-old has since recovered from the heat exhaustion and dehydration he suffered last year and is back at it in 2023 with his upcoming ‘1001 Rainbows’ Tour.From May 4 all the way until Nov 12, Santana has 31 concerts lined up at Las Vegas’ House of Blues as part of an ongoing residency at the venue as well as a few just announced headlining gigs.Those new include stops include shows at Newark, NJ’s Prudential Center on June 21, Canandaigua, NY’s Constellation Brands Performing Arts Center on June 22 and then two back-to-back nights at Atlantic City’s Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena on July 28 and July 29.Plus, he’s also set to shred at this year’s star-studded New Orleans Jazz Festival.Other headliners set to take the stage at the multi-weekend celebration of music taking place April 28 through May 7 include Dead and Company with John Mayer, Ed Sheeran, Lizzo, Wu Tang Clan and Kenny Loggins to name just a few.And if you want tickets for all shows, you can grab them as early as today.Although inventory isn’t available on Ticketmaster until Friday, Feb.