# The 25 Best Latin Rock Guitar Solos of All Time

> The 25 best Latin rock guitar solos of all time, ranked. #1 is Samba Pa Ti by Santana, then Black Magic Woman and Europa. Every video starts at the solo.

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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. [Samba Pa Ti](https://greatestsolos.com/song/santana-samba-pa-ti/) — Santana · solo by Carlos Santana · 1970
2. [Black Magic Woman](https://greatestsolos.com/song/santana-black-magic-woman/) — Santana · solo by Carlos Santana · 1970
3. [Europa](https://greatestsolos.com/song/santana-europa/) — Santana · solo by Carlos Santana · 1976
4. [Soul Sacrifice](https://greatestsolos.com/song/santana-soul-sacrifice/) — Santana · solo by Carlos Santana · 1969
5. [Oye Como Va](https://greatestsolos.com/song/santana-oye-como-va/) — Santana · solo by Carlos Santana · 1970
6. [Smooth](https://greatestsolos.com/song/santana-feat-rob-thomas-smooth/) — Santana feat. Rob Thomas · solo by Carlos Santana · 1999
7. [Everybody's Everything](https://greatestsolos.com/song/santana-everybodys-everything/) — Santana · solo by Neal Schon · 1971
8. [Incident at Neshabur](https://greatestsolos.com/song/santana-incident-at-neshabur/) — Santana · solo by Carlos Santana · 1970
9. [Jingo](https://greatestsolos.com/song/santana-jingo/) — Santana · solo by Carlos Santana · 1969
10. [Evil Ways](https://greatestsolos.com/song/santana-evil-ways/) — Santana · solo by Carlos Santana · 1969
11. [Song of the Wind](https://greatestsolos.com/song/santana-song-of-the-wind/) — Santana · solo by Carlos Santana, Neal Schon · 1972
12. [Blues for Salvador](https://greatestsolos.com/song/carlos-santana-blues-for-salvador/) — Carlos Santana · solo by Carlos Santana · 1987
13. [No One to Depend On](https://greatestsolos.com/song/santana-no-one-to-depend-on/) — Santana · solo by Carlos Santana, Neal Schon · 1971
14. [She's Not There](https://greatestsolos.com/song/santana-shes-not-there/) — Santana · solo by Carlos Santana · 1977
15. [Toussaint L'Overture](https://greatestsolos.com/song/santana-toussaint-loverture/) — Santana · solo by Carlos Santana, Neal Schon · 1971
16. [Hope You're Feeling Better](https://greatestsolos.com/song/santana-hope-youre-feeling-better/) — Santana · solo by Carlos Santana · 1970
17. [La Bamba](https://greatestsolos.com/song/ritchie-valens-la-bamba/) — Ritchie Valens · solo by Ritchie Valens · 1958
18. [Maria Maria](https://greatestsolos.com/song/santana-feat-the-product-gandb-maria-maria/) — Santana feat. The Product G&B · solo by Carlos Santana · 1999
19. [Heaven](https://greatestsolos.com/song/los-lonely-boys-heaven/) — Los Lonely Boys · solo by Henry Garza · 2004
20. [Corazón Espinado](https://greatestsolos.com/song/santana-feat-mana-corazon-espinado/) — Santana feat. Maná · solo by Carlos Santana · 1999
21. [Tamacun](https://greatestsolos.com/song/rodrigo-y-gabriela-tamacun/) — Rodrigo y Gabriela · solo by Rodrigo Sánchez · 2006
22. [Flor d'Luna (Moonflower)](https://greatestsolos.com/song/santana-flor-dluna-moonflower/) — Santana · solo by Carlos Santana · 1977
23. [Put Your Lights On](https://greatestsolos.com/song/santana-feat-everlast-put-your-lights-on/) — Santana feat. Everlast · solo by Carlos Santana · 1999
24. [L'Via L'Viaquez](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-mars-volta-lvia-lviaquez/) — The Mars Volta · solo by Omar Rodríguez-López, John Frusciante · 2005
25. [Taboo](https://greatestsolos.com/song/santana-taboo/) — Santana · solo by Carlos Santana · 1971

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