Santanamigos. About

Santanamigos is a historical database for Santana fans.

Created on May 5, 1999 in Oakland, CA, closed in Sept 2001, and re-opened in France on Nov 30, 2002.

Santanamigos' name and content are copyrighted.

Santanamigos is not related to the Santana Band, nor to its management.

The Santanamigos Group is a discussion board for Santana fans created on Oct 6, 2016 on Facebook.

The Santanamigos Channel is a video library for Santana fans created on May 8, 2019 on YouTube.

Who Are We?

The Founder & Webmaster: Karim Brichi karimo2@orange.fr
	Santanamigo since: 1976
	First Santana show attended: Hall Rhenus, Strasbourg, France Nov 1, 1981

The Music Expert: Herman Lansink Rotgerink herman.lr@home.nl
	Santanamigo since: 1969
	First Santana show attended: Groenoordhal, Leiden, Netherlands Nov 17, 1978

The Poster Master: Dick Dixon dickqrs@gmail.com
	Santanamigo since: 1970
	First Santana show attended: Iowa State Fairgrounds, Des Moines, IA June 30, 1976

Karim Brichi & Herman Lansink Rotgerink

Jazz A Juan. Pinede Gould, Antibes, France July 19, 2011

Santana Bass Master - Benny Rietveld By Al Carlos Hernandez March 12, 2012 http://www.heralddeparis.com/santana-bass-master-benny-rietveld/170289
	Al Carlos Hernandez: Can you remember the very first gig with Santana? What was that like?
	Benny Rietveld: I think it was this outdoor gig in California somewhere. You’ll have to ask Karim Brichi; he’s the guy that knows everything as far as Santana gigs and personnel goes. All those early gigs were as exhilarating as they are now, actually. Back then I was too focused on doing a good job and plugging into the moment to really think about the reality of it all. So it really wasn’t until maybe a few months later that it started to occur to me that I was playing with one of my musical heroes, playing songs that I listened to day after day, jamming to them, and getting high to them. Very surreal. In fact, sometimes I still wake up while I’m onstage and think, "Holy shit, that’s Carlos Santana!"

Abbreviations

Collage © Karim Brichi

Recordings	Date Symbols
LP: long play album. 12" (30 cm)	Santana show (full concert or short performance)
12": single. 12" (30 cm)	Carlos Santana's or Santana Band members' guest appearance
180gram: 180 gram virgin vinyl pressing	Carlos Santana’s Band Membership or Santana Band Line-Up
cv/pd: colored vinyl/picture disc	Recording, Release, Publication
ep: extended play	Award
foc: fold out cover	Event
half speed: half speed mastered
pos: poster	Set Lists
quad: quadraphonic	Exact: correct titles in the right order
CD: compact disc. 5" (12 cm)	Official: provided by the Santana management
SACD: super audio CD. 5" (12 cm)	Incomplete: correct titles, possibly played among others in a different order
HDCD: high definition compatible digital CD. 5" (12 cm)
DVDA: audio DVD. 5" (12 cm)
CD3: single CD. 3" (8 cm)
CD5: single CD. 5" (12 cm)
DL: download
20-bit/24-bit: 20-bit mastered/24-bit mastered
dgpck: digipack
gold: 24-karat gold plated CD
VHS: very high standard video tape
DVD: digital versatile disc. 5" (12cm)
DVDS: single DVD. 5" (12cm)
Blu-ray: Blu-ray. 5" (12cm)
mp4: H.264/AVC (MPEG-4 Part 10)
CD-ROM: compact disc-read only memory. 5" (12cm)
VCD: video compact disc. 5" (12cm)
Col: Columbia
Poly: Polygram/Polydor