Carlos Santana passes out on stage in Michigan

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Carlos Santana passes out on stage in Michigan

Veteran guitarist Carlos Santana passed out onstage during a concert at the Pine Knob Music Theater in Clarkston, Michigan, on Tuesday night, according to social media posts and videos, but was quickly treated and seen waiving fans as he was rolled off the stage.

Sources say Santana was about 20 minutes into his set when he sat on the drum riser at the beginning of the song “Joy” and then fell backwards. Medical staff then rushed the stage and the crowd was first asked “to pray for him due to a ‘serious medical’ issue,” according to a tweet from Fox2 Detroit’s Roop Raj. However, the musician’s condition apparently improved shortly thereafter and he waived fans as he was wheeled off the stage, although he was partially covered by a black tarp which staff held up to shield him from view while medical personnel were on duty examined.

Santana’s representative did not respond immediately diversity‘s requests for comments.

Last December, Santana, who turns 75 this month, underwent what his management described as “unscheduled” heart surgery that led to his stay in Las Vegas being postponed this month. However, he resumed residency the following month and embarked on another North American tour in late March, which has been ongoing ever since.

Tuesday night’s incident happened during Santana’s Miraculous Supernatural 2022 summer tour with Earth, Wind & Fire, which kicked off June 17 and is scheduled to last through the end of August. Just two weeks later, the musician is scheduled to continue his long-term residency at the House of Blues in Las Vegas through the end of September before continuing for two more weeks in November.

In addition to touring, Santana is also working with filmmaker Rudy Valdez on an upcoming biographical documentary to be produced by Imagine Documentaries and Sony Music Entertainment.

Born in Mexico, he started playing guitar as a child and later moved to California with his family. He formed the first incarnation of the Santana Blues Band in San Francisco in 1966 and performed at the legendary Monterey Pop Festival the following year. There his set was seen by Clive Davis, who had recently become president of Columbia Records; Under his tutelage and that of top promoter Bill Graham, Santana’s fusion of rock and Latin music became an unlikely chart success in the late 1960s and early 1970s, via singles such as “Evil Ways”, “Black Magic Woman” and “Oye Como Va”. .” However, as the ’70s progressed, Santana became more interested in jazz-influenced musical styles and spiritual endeavours, both of which continue to this day.

He enjoyed a stable recording and touring career over the next two decades before reuniting with Davis in 1999, who was overseeing his blockbuster, more pop-leaning album Supernatural, which featured Santana with guest vocalists Rob Thomas appeared – their joint single. Smooth” was one of the biggest hits of the era – along with Eric Clapton, Lauryn Hill, Dave Matthews, Maná and CeeLo Green. The album effectively reinvigorated his career and gave him a strong selection of new material to tour behind. Since then he has been touring regularly and releasing albums every few years.

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