List of musical instruments - Flutes. Bansuri (India) Danso (Korea) Di Zi (China) Flageolet Flute Alto flute Bass flute Contrabass flute Vertical flute Hocchiku (Japan) Khloy (Cambodia) Khlui (Thailand) Nose flute Ocarina Pan pipes Piccolo Recorder flute Ryuteki (Japan) Shakuhachi (Japan) Slide whistle Tin whistle Tonette Washint (Ethiopia) See also:

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List of musical instruments, List of musical instruments - Wind instruments, List of musical instruments - Flutes, List of musical instruments - Single reed instruments, List of musical instruments - Double reed instruments oboes, List of musical instruments - Bagpipes single and double reed, List of musical instruments - Brass instruments, List of musical instruments - Free reed instruments, List of musical instruments - Voice, List of musical instruments - String instruments, List of musical instruments - Percussion instruments, List of musical instruments - Drums, List of musical instruments - Other percussion instruments, List of musical instruments - Electronic instruments, List of musical instruments - Keyboard instruments, List of musical instruments - Other

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Carlos Santana - Vocals. Gregg Rolie - 1966-72 Leon Thomas - 1973 Leon Patillo - 1974-75 Greg Walker - 1975-76, 1976-79, 1983-85 Luther Rabb - 1976 Joel Badie - 1976 Alex Ligertwood - 1979-83, 1984-85, 1987, 1989-91, 1992-94 Buddy Miles - 1986, 1987 Tony Lindsay - 1991, 1995 -2003 Vorriec ...

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Santana was born to Jose Santana and Josefina Barragan in 1947, and has two brothers – Antonio and Jorge – and four sisters – Laura, Irma, Leticia, and Maria. Carlos' father was a mariachi violinist and young Carlos originally learned the violin, switching to the guitar when he was eight years old. After a family move to Tijuana, Santana began playing in clubs and bars; he remained in Tijuana when his family moved to San Franci ...

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Soon signed to Columbia Records, the band released a largely instrumental, self-titled album, Santana in 1969. The group at this point consisting of Carlos Santana (guitar), Gregg Rolie (keyboards and vocals), David Brown (bass guitar), Michael Shrieve (drums), José "Chepito" Areas (percussion) and Michael Carabello (percussion). On the tour to support the album, the band played at Woodstock Music and Art Festival. They were one of the surprises of the festival; their set was legendary, and later the exposure of their eight-mi ...

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Now using the name Devadip Carlos Santana, bestowed upon him by spiritual leader Sri Chinmoy, Santana's next project was Love Devotion Surrender, a collaboration with jazz-rock guitarist and fellow Chinmoy disciple John McLaughlin. Backed by musicians from both Santana and the Mahavishnu Orchestra, the album was a tribute to John Coltrane filtered through joint spiritual ecstasy; critical and popular reactions were mixed. Carlos Santana used the Santana name and a series of changing musicians to continue to tour around the coun ...

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Santana's record sales in the 1990s had been very low, and towards the end of the decade he was without a contract. However Arista Records' Clive Davis, who had worked with Santana at Columbia, signed him and encouraged him to record a star-studded album with mostly younger artists. The result in 1999 was Supernatural, which included collaborations with Bobby Martin, Rob Thomas of Matchbo ...

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Carlos Santana - Albums. (by the band Santana unless otherwise stated) Santana Live at the Fillmore (released 1997) Santana (1969) Abraxas (1970) 3 (1971) Caravanserai (1972) Carlos Santana & Buddy Miles! Live! (1972; C.S. with Buddy Miles) Love Devotion Surrender (1973; C.S. with John McLaughlin) Welcome (1973) Illuminations (19 ...

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Vangelis plays synthesizers, grand piano (Bösendorfer), percussion and several other instruments. The choirs are by the English Chamber Choir, conducted by Guy Protheroe. Lead vocals on "12 O'Clock" are by Vana Veroutis. Jon Anderson contributes lead vocals to "So Long Ago, So Clear". This was to be the first product of a collaboration (spanning 20 years) between the two artists, sometimes as Jon & Vangelis. ...

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Blue Man Group's theatrical acts incorporate rock music (with an emphasis on percussion), odd props, audience participation, sophisticated lighting, and large amounts of paper. It is also noted for having a "poncho section" of the audience; in the front rows, audience members are provided with plastic ponchos in order to protect them from various foods, substances, paints, and so on, which get thrown, ejected, or sprayed from the stage. The shows are family-oriented, humorous, energetic and often employ thought-provoking satire on modern life. Much of the humor breaks the fourth wall, for example, inte ...

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The music derives from the samba but is more complex harmonically and less percussive. The genre is highly influenced by cool jazz and became massively popular in Brazil and elsewhere in Latin America, though its international success was limited to brief periods of popularity such as after the release of the film Black Orpheus and with Stan Getz's releases in the 1960s. It is not consensus that bossa nova can be called a movement. However, it is recognized for its importance in Brazilian music history. It introduced com ...

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