Michael Carabello (born November 18, 1947) is an American musician, best known for playing

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with

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during the band's early years. He is a member of the

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Early life

Carabello was born in San Francisco and has Puerto Rican ancestry; he grew up in the city's Mission District. Later on in life, Carabello wanted to commission a mural depicting

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, Bill Graham and himself, somewhere in the Mission District.

Santana

Carabello joined Santana in 1968 shortly before the band signed with

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, and primarily played congas for the band while occasionally playing piano. He appeared on the albums ''

'', '' Abraxas'', and '' Santana III'', all of which were internationally successful, and he is also depicted with the band in the '' Woodstock'' film. He co-wrote several songs on those albums, and is the sole writer for the percussion-oriented track "Singing Winds, Crying Beasts" on ''Abraxas''. Carabello left Santana in 1971. In 1998, Carabello was inducted into the

as a member of Santana. He is the only member of the Hall of Fame whose primary instrument is congas. In 2016, Carabello participated in a reunion of the classic-era Santana lineup for the album ''

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''. It was the first time he had recorded with

and some other former bandmates in 45 years.

Later works

Carabello formed the short-lived

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band Cobra in 1975, and then settled into a career of teaching and art. He appeared on '' Tattoo You'' by

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in 1981.

Discography

With
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Studio albums

Live albums

Singles

References

External links

Mike Carabello on Allmusic
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Michael Carabello discography at Discogs
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