The 25 Greatest Latin Rock Guitar Solos

Latin rock as a guitar genre was largely defined by Carlos Santana, who combined blues soloing with Afro-Cuban percussion in late-1960s San Francisco, so his recordings make up most of this list. The rest covers Ritchie Valens, Los Lonely Boys, The Mars Volta and Rodrigo y Gabriela.

1. 1
   Samba Pa Ti

   Santana · solo by Carlos Santana · 1970
2. 2
   Black Magic Woman

   Santana · solo by Carlos Santana · 1970
3. 3
   Europa

   Santana · solo by Carlos Santana · 1976
4. 4
   Soul Sacrifice

   Santana · solo by Carlos Santana · 1969
5. 5
   Oye Como Va

   Santana · solo by Carlos Santana · 1970
6. 6
   Smooth

   Santana feat. Rob Thomas · solo by Carlos Santana · 1999
7. 7
   Everybody's Everything

   Santana · solo by Neal Schon · 1971
8. 8
   Incident at Neshabur

   Santana · solo by Carlos Santana · 1970
9. 9
   Jingo

   Santana · solo by Carlos Santana · 1969
10. 10
    Evil Ways

    Santana · solo by Carlos Santana · 1969
11. 11
    Song of the Wind

    Santana · solo by Carlos Santana, Neal Schon · 1972
12. 12
    Blues for Salvador

    Carlos Santana · solo by Carlos Santana · 1987
13. 13
    No One to Depend On

    Santana · solo by Carlos Santana, Neal Schon · 1971
14. 14
    She's Not There

    Santana · solo by Carlos Santana · 1977
15. 15
    Toussaint L'Overture

    Santana · solo by Carlos Santana, Neal Schon · 1971
16. 16
    Hope You're Feeling Better

    Santana · solo by Carlos Santana · 1970
17. 17
    La Bamba

    Ritchie Valens · solo by Ritchie Valens · 1958
18. 18
    Maria Maria

    Santana feat. The Product G&B · solo by Carlos Santana · 1999
19. 19
    Heaven

    Los Lonely Boys · solo by Henry Garza · 2004
20. 20
    Corazón Espinado

    Santana feat. Maná · solo by Carlos Santana · 1999
21. 21
    Tamacun

    Rodrigo y Gabriela · solo by Rodrigo Sánchez · 2006
22. 22
    Flor d'Luna (Moonflower)

    Santana · solo by Carlos Santana · 1977
23. 23
    Put Your Lights On

    Santana feat. Everlast · solo by Carlos Santana · 1999
24. 24
    L'Via L'Viaquez

    The Mars Volta · solo by Omar Rodríguez-López, John Frusciante · 2005
25. 25
    Taboo

    Santana · solo by Carlos Santana · 1971