Nicaraguan percussionist (born 25 July 1946 in León, Nicaragua).
Member of the Santana group from 1969 to the late 1970s.
ALBUMS
José "Chepito" Areas
Guarafeo / Guaguancó En Japón
1975, 7", Single, Epic
Jose "Chepito" Areas*
Jose "Chepito" Areas
1974, 
,
, Descarga/Guaguancó/Salsa/Fusion
Santana
Santana III
2014, 
,
, Classic Rock/Blues Rock
Santana
Lotus
1991
Santana
Santana III
Santana
Holland Pop Festival Kralingen Rotterdam
2024, LP, Album, Whi, Holland Pop Festival, Rotterdam
Santana
Classic Santana
2011, 
,
, Pop Rock/Acoustic/Soft Rock/Hard Rock
Santana
Tiger’s Head
2010
Santana
Μουσική Βιβλιοθήκη
2009, 2xCD, Comp, Σκαϊ, 
,
, Blues Rock/Psychedelic Rock/Acid Rock/Fusion
Santana
The Hits Of Santana
2009, 
,
, Blues Rock
Santana
The Woodstock Experience
2009, ,
, Afro-Cuban/Psychedelic Rock
Santana
Greatest Hits
2008, 2xCD, Comp + Box, Sony BMG, ,
, Latin/Classic Rock
Santana
Maailman Tähdet
2008, 2xCD, Comp, RM, VL-Musiikki Oy
Santana
Amigos / Festival
2007, CD, Album, RE + CD, Album, RE + Box, Comp, Sony BMG Music Entertainment, ,
, Jazz-Rock/Latin Jazz/Classic Rock
Santana
Hit Collection
2007
Santana
Ultimate Santana
2007, CD, ,
, Pop Rock/Jazz-Rock
Santana
Una Serata Con...
2004, CD, Comp, Gente
Santana
Black Magic Woman
2002
Santana
The San Mateo Sessions 1969 Deluxe Edition
2002
Santana
The Essential Santana
2002, 2x CD, ,
, Latin Jazz/Jazz-Rock/Jazz-Funk/Classic Rock
Santana
Santana
2001, CD, Comp, UNICA Music, ToCo International, 
,
, Psychedelic Rock/Latin Jazz/Jazz-Rock/Fusion
Santana
Soul Sacrifice
2000
Santana
Mother Earth
2000
Santana
1 - Golden Hits
1999, CD, Comp, RM, Andromeda (2), 
,
, Blues Rock/Jazz-Rock
Santana
Black Magic Woman (The Best Of Santana)
1999
Santana
The Ultimate Collection
1998, 2x CD, ,
, Afro-Cuban Jazz/Soft Rock/Jazz-Rock/Classic Rock
Abraxas Pool
Singles # 1
1997, CD, Single, Miramar
Abraxas Pool
Abraxas Pool
1997, 
,
, Arena Rock/Classic Rock
Santana
The Very Best Of Santana
1997
Santana
MCMLXVIII (1968)
1996
Santana
Dance Of The Rainbow Serpent
1995, ,
, Hard Rock/Psychedelic Rock/Classic Rock
Santana
Nuclei
1994, CD, Thunderbolt, 
,
, Psychedelic Rock
Santana
Sacred Fire (Live In South America)
1993, ,
, Pop Rock/Classic Rock
Santana
The Best Of Santana
1991
Santana
Salsa, Samba & Santana
1991, 
,
, Fusion/Blues Rock
Santana
Acapulco Sunrise
1990
Santana
Latin Tropical
1990
Santana
Viva Santana!
1988, 3x Vinyl, ,
, Afro-Cuban/Fusion/Samba/Blues Rock/Psychedelic Rock
Santana
Historic Santana
1987, ,
, Psychedelic Rock
Santana
Viva! Santana (The Very Best)
1986
Santana
Santana + Abraxas
1986
Santana
The Best Of Santana
1983
Santana
Top Groups Of Pop Music: Santana
1981
Giants
Fried Neckbones And Home Fries = Huesos De Pollo Fritos
1980, 7", Promo, LAX Records, MCA Records, Zafiro
Giants
Fried Neckbones And Home Fries = Huesos De Pollo Fritos
1980,
Giants
Giants
1978
Santana
25 Hits (The Sound Of Santana - 25 Santana Greats)
1978
Santana
Santana's Greatest Hits
1977, LP, Comp, Club, CBS/Sony
Santana
Moonflower
1977, ,
, Fusion/Latin Jazz
Santana
Festivál
1976, Vinyl Terre Haute Press, ,
, Jazz-Rock/Fusion
Santana
Il Meglio Dei Santana
1975
Santana
Santana Live In Japan
1975
Santana
Welcome
1974, 7", Jukebox, Columbia
Santana
Santana's Greatest Hits
1974, Vinyl, ,
, Blues Rock/Psychedelic Rock
Santana
Los Mas Grandes Éxitos De Santana En Buenos Aires
1974
Santana
Lo Mejor De Santana
1974
Santana
Borboletta
1974, Vinyl Santa Maria Pressing, ,
, Afro-Cuban Jazz/Fusion/Jazz-Funk/Latin Jazz/Jazz-Rock
Santana
Lotus
1974, 
,
, Jazz-Rock/Psychedelic Rock/Afro-Cuban/Fusion
Santana
Santana
1973, ,
, Classic Rock/Psychedelic Rock/Afro-Cuban
Santana
Bienvenido
1973, Vinyl, 
,
, Jazz-Rock/Latin Jazz
Santana
Welcome
1973, ,
, Jazz-Rock/Latin Jazz/Afro-Cuban/Fusion/Samba
Santana
Samba Pa Ti
1973, 
,
, Blues Rock/Samba/Classic Rock
Santana
When I Look Into Your Eyes / Samba De Sausalito
1973, 
,
, Fusion/Pop Rock
Santana
Santana III
1972, 7", CBS/Sony, CBS/Sony
Santana
Santana
1972, 7", Jukebox, Styrene, Columbia
Santana
Santana
1972, 7", EP, CBS, CBS, CBS
Santana
Gift Pack Series
1972, 2xLP, Comp + Box, CBS/Sony
Santana
Caravanserai
1972, ,
, Psychedelic Rock/Latin Jazz/Jazz-Rock/Fusion/Afro-Cuban Jazz/Afro-Cuban
Santana
Oye Como Va / Se Acabo (Se A Cabo)
1971
Santana
Santana
1971, ,
, Psychedelic Rock
Santana
Everybody's Everything
1971
Santana
No One To Depend On / Taboo
1971
Santana
Abraxas
1970
Santana
Abraxas
1970, ,
, Afro-Cuban/Fusion/Samba/Blues Rock/Psychedelic Rock
Santana
Santana
1969, ,
, Afro-Cuban/Psychedelic Rock
Santana
Santana
1969, 
,
, Blues Rock/Rock & Roll/Hard Rock/Psychedelic Rock/Pop Rock
Santana
70s Revisited
Abraxas Pool
Untitled
2024
Santana
Lotus Kyoto
2023, CD, Unofficial, Empress Valley Supreme Disc
Santana
Festivál
2019, CD, 
Santana
The Golden Child: The Classic 1975 Broadcast
2017, CD, Album, Unofficial, Zip City, 
Santana
Going Home Live 1973
2015, ,
, Jazz-Rock/Fusion
Santana
Live At The Bottom Line 1978
2014
Santana
Toda La Gente Baila
2014
Santana
1974
2013, LP, Unofficial, Col + CD, Unofficial, Dig, Way Of Wizard Records
Santana
Savage Beauty In Paris
2013, CD, Unofficial, The Godfatherecords
Santana
German Revelations
2013, CDr, Unofficial, Vintage Masters
Santana
Live At Tanglewood 1970
2013
Santana
Seattle 1972
2011, 2xCDr, Unofficial, Uxbridge
Santana
New Year's Eve 1976
2007,
Santana
Space Caravan
2005, CD, Unofficial, Main Stream
Santana
Live At Budokan, Japan, 1973
2005
Santana
Viva Santana!
2003, ,
, Classic Rock
Santana
Soul Sacrifice
2002
Santana
Welcome
1998, ,
, Jazz-Rock/Classic Rock/Latin Jazz
Santana
Abraxas / Amigos
1995
Santana
Live In San Francisco 1968-70
1992, ,
, Classic Rock
Santana
Sunflower (20th Anniversary Reunion Concert)
1991
Santana
Greatest Hits
1990
Santana
Live 1968-Matrix 1968
1989, CD, Unofficial, Koiné Records,
Santana
Live At Matrix
1989
Santana
Santana '68
1988
Santana
Crickets And Angels
1974
Santana
Borboletta
1974
Santana
Hot And Alive
1973
Santana
Live: Singing Winds, Crying Beasts
1972
Santana
Caravanserai
1972
Santana
3
1971
Santana
Santana
1970
Santana
Abraxas
1970, ,
, Jazz-Rock/Psychedelic
Santana
Santana III / Bonus Album: Blues For Salvador
CD, Comp, RM, Unofficial, Invisible Halahup, Columbia (2), Universal (3)
Santana
Moonflower
, Fusion/Latin Jazz/Pop Rock
Santana
S. Francisco March 22 1970
, Hard Rock/Psychedelic Rock
APPEARANCES +
Various
Woodstock Back To The Garden 50th Anniversary Collection
2019,
Santana
Santana IV Live At The House Of Blues Las Vegas
2016, 3x Vinyl, DVD, ,
, Hard Rock/Psychedelic Rock/Fusion
Santana
In Concert
2015, CD, Album + DVD-V, NTSC, PCM, Wet Music (2), Radar Records (8), ,
, Salsa/Jazz-Rock
Herbie Hancock
The Warner Bros. Years (1969-1972)
2014, CD, Album, RE, RM + CD, Album, RE, RM + CD, Album,, Rhino Records (2), Warner Music Group, Warner Bros. Records
Various
Verve & Blue Note Today 2013
2013, CD, Comp, Smplr, Verve Records, Blue Note,
Natalie Cole
En Español
2013, ,
, Latin Jazz/Vocal/Ballad
Raffa Scoccia*
Se A Cabo
2013, ,
, House
Various
The Dutch Woodstock
2013, ,
, Psychedelic Rock/Folk Rock/Prog Rock/Blues Rock/Folk/Acid Rock/Rock & Roll
Various
Woodstock (Music From The Original Soundtrack And More) / Woodstock Two
2012, 2xCD, Album, RE + 2xCD, Album, RE + Box, Comp, Cotillion, Rhino Records (2),
Alfonso Lovo
La Gigantona
2012
James Last
Voodoo-Party / Well Kept Secret
2011, CD, Comp, RM, Multichannel, Vocalion, ,
, Easy Listening
Various
Sabroso Guaguanco Vol. 3
2011, CD, Comp, Dig, Rareza Music
Various
Pure... Psychedelic Rock
2010, 4xCD, Comp, Sony Music, ,
, Psychedelic Rock/Pop Rock/Folk Rock
Various
The Woodstock Experience
2009, 10xCD, Ltd, Num, RM, Columbia, Epic, RCA, Legacy,
Various
Woodstock 40 (3 Days Of Peace & Music)
2009, ,
, Folk Rock/Blues Rock/Psychedelic Rock/Classic Rock/Folk/Doo Wop/Hard Rock/Pop Rock/Jazz-Rock/Soul/Funk/Electric Blues
TransAtlantic
The Whirlwind
2009, ,
, Prog Rock
Various
Bossa N' Ramones (The Electro-Bossa And E-Mambo Songbook Of The Ramones)
2008, CD Digipak, 
,
, Bossa Nova/Latin/Easy Listening
Various
Love Is The Song We Sing (San Francisco Nuggets 1965-1970)
2007, 4x CD, Box Set, ,
, Garage Rock/Psychedelic Rock/Folk Rock
John Lee Hooker
Hooker
2006, 4x CD, Box Set, ,
, Electric Blues/Chicago Blues
John Lee Hooker
The Definitive Collection
2006, CD,
Paralamas*
Vamo Batê Lata - Paralamas Ao Vivo
2005, ,
, Pop Rock
Carlos Santana / Wayne Shorter
Live At The 1988 Montreux Jazz Festival
2005, ,
, Jazz-Rock
The Elvin Bishop Group
Party Till The Cows Come Home
2004, 2xCD, Comp, Acadia, ,
, Blues Rock/Gospel
Various
Essential 70's Collection (Volume 3)
2003, CD, Comp, Promo, Daily Express, Warner Strategic Marketing United Kingdom, ,
, P.Funk/Soft Rock/Disco/Soul
Various
CD 224: Musica Nueva Abrir Inmediatamante...
2003, CD, Comp, Promo, Universal,
Roger Sanchez
Release Yourself 2003
2003, ,
, House/Latin/Tech House
Carlos Santana
The Early Years
2001, CD, Comp, Promo, BMG Music Publishing
Various
Latin Summer Jazz
2001, 2xCD, Comp, Beechwood Music, ,
, Latin Jazz
Pablo Carcámo* • Los Latinos
Salsa! Merengue!
2001, ,
, Salsa/Merengue
Petey Pablo
Diary Of A Sinner: 1st Entry
2001, ,
, Gangsta
Cold Blood
Cold Blood / Sisyphus
2001, ,
, Psychedelic Rock/Funk
Various
Grandes Guitarristas De Todos Os Tempos
2000, CD, Comp, Promo, Revista Showbizz, Charly Brasil, Paradoxx Music, Editora Azul, 89 FM A Rádio Rock
Victor Biglione
Um Tributo A Hendrix - Victor Biglione In Blues Rock
2000, CD, Album, Universal Music, ,
, Blues Rock
John Lee Hooker
The Healer
2000
John Lee Hooker
The Best Of Friends
1998, CD, ,
, Electric Blues
Various
Latin Obsession
1997, CD, Album, Comp, Casa Musica, Sony Music Media, 
,
, Samba/Cha-Cha/Rumba/Rhythm & Blues/Rockabilly
Azucar Moreno
Mucho Azucar (Grandes Exitos)
1997, 
,
, Flamenco/Dance-pop
Azucar Moreno / Las Grecas
Frente A Frente (Sus Grandes Éxitos)
1996, CD, Comp, Sony Music Entertainment (Spain) S.A., ,
, Flamenco
Azucar Moreno
Mix In Spain / The Sugar Mix Album
1995, CD, Comp, Epic
Cold Blood
The Best Of Cold Blood
1995, CD, Comp, GNP Crescendo, ,
, Jazz-Rock
Paralamas*
Vamo Batê Lata - Paralamas Ao Vivo
1995, ,
, Pop Rock
Neal Schon
Beyond The Thunder
1995, CD, ,
, Smooth Jazz
Various
The Best Of Woodstock
1994, CD, ,
, Folk Rock/Blues Rock/Psychedelic Rock/Classic Rock
Julio Iglesias
Crazy
1994, ,
, Soft Rock/Chanson/Ballad/Schlager
Julio Iglesias
Guajira / Oye Como Va
1994
Elvin Bishop
Tulsa Shuffle
1994,
Julio Iglesias
Crazy
1994
Herbie Hancock
Mwandishi - The Complete Warner Bros. Recordings
1994, 2x CD, ,
, Fusion/Jazz-Funk/Contemporary Jazz
Various
I Like It Like That Vol. II (Music From The Motion Picture)
1994
Various
Woodstock (Three Days Of Peace And Music) (Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Collection)
1994, 4x CD, Box Set, ,
, Pop Rock
Various
Woodstock Vol. 1 "Soul Sacrifice"
1993, CD, Starlite (4),
Mother Earth
Jesse
1993, ,
, Acid Jazz
Various
The Master Of Rock Live
1991, ,
, Classic Rock/Doom Metal/Blues Rock/Hard Rock/Prog Rock
Young Fresh Fellows
GAG FAh
1990, Cass, PopLLama
Azucar Moreno
Bandido
1990, ,
, Flamenco/Euro House/Rumba
Azucar Moreno
Oye Como Va / Guajira
1990
Fausto Papetti, Orq. Serenata Del Brasil
Ecos Del Brasil Vol. 2
1989, CD, Comp, Kubaney
John Lee Hooker
The Healer
1989, ,
, Blues Rock
Various
Woodstock II
1989, ,
, Folk Rock/Pop Rock/Blues Rock/Bluegrass/Acoustic/Hard Rock/Classic Rock
Santana / Carlos Santana And Buddy Miles
Welcome / Carlos Santana & Buddy Miles "Live"
1988
Various
Woodstock 3 - Music From The Original Soundtrack And More
1985, LP, Album, Atlantic
Gato Barbieri
Passion And Fire
1984,
J. J. Quinn
Feels Like The Second Time
1982, LP, Stirring Records (2)
Various
Sennheiser Demonstration Unipolar
1979, 12", Comp, Promo, Deutsche Grammophon, Deutsche Grammophon
Various
Woodstock II
1979, VHS, Comp, NTSC, Warner Home Video, ,
, Folk Rock/Rock & Roll/Pop Rock/Country Rock/Acid Rock/Soundtrack/Psychedelic Rock
Mike Sartana
Lo Mejor De Santana Y Otros Temas
1978, Cass, Comp, Mono, Belter
Sharon Redd • Ula Hedwig • Charlotte Crossley
Formerly Of The Harlettes
1978, Vinyl, ,
, Soul-Jazz/Disco
Fausto Papetti
Ritmi Dell'America Latina
1978
Various
California Jam 2
1978, ,
, Rock & Roll/Hard Rock/Classic Rock
Fausto Papetti
Musica Para La Intimidad
1978, ,
, Easy Listening
Gato Barbieri
Tropico
1978, ,
, Latin Jazz/Jazz-Funk/Disco
Various
Progressive Rock Stars
1977, ,
, Jazz-Rock/Jazz-Funk/Prog Rock
Labelle
Chameleon
1976, ,
, Downtempo/Disco
The Galapagos Duck*, The Brian Brown Quintet* With The Jazzbird Orchestra* And The Presbyterian Ladies College Choir*
Moomba Jazz '76 Live From The Dallas Brooks Hall Vol. 2
1976
La Banda Salsa
Viva La Salsa
1976
Lee Oskar
Lee Oskar
1976
T J Brown Y Su "Personal Orquesta"*
Brown Is Brown = Marron Es Marron
1976
Various
Rock Competition
1975, LP, Comp, Discos CBS, Discos CBS
Orquesta Impacto
Orquesta Impacto
1975
Crackin'
Crackin' - I
1975, ,
, Soul/Funk
Heartsfield
Foolish Pleasures
1975, ,
, Southern Rock
Various
Super Rock & Beat Festival
1974, 7xLP, Comp + Box, Comp, Club, Polydor, Philips, CBS Special Products, EMI Electrola, MCA Coral, Wea International, SR International, ,
, Rock & Roll/Rockabilly/Beat/Psychedelic Rock/Glam/Mod/Rhythm & Blues/Soul/Pop Rock/Hard Rock/Surf/Vocal
Herbie Hancock
Treasure Chest
1974
Fausto Papetti
19a Raccolta
1974
James Last
Stereo Spectacular
1973, ,
, Easy Listening
Brenda Patterson
Brenda Patterson
1973, Vinyl Santa Maria Press, ,
, Blues Rock/Gospel
Angel Gutierrez Y Su Organo*
Exitos Con Angel Vol. 2
1973, 
,
, Jazz-Funk/Funk/Latin Jazz
Marcus Pitter
A Voz do Sucesso Vol. 4
1972, LP, Polydor, ,
, MPB
Luis Gasca
For Those Who Chant
1972
Brewer And Shipley
Shake Off The Demon
1971, Vinyl Monarch Press, ,
, Folk Rock
Danny Cox
Danny Cox
1971
Various
Together
1971,
Herbie Hancock
Mwandishi
1971, ,
, Free Jazz/Fusion
It's A Beautiful Day
Choice Quality Stuff / Anytime
1971
James Last
Voodoo-Party
1971
Boz Scaggs & Band
Boz Scaggs & Band
1971, ,
, Rhythm & Blues/Soul/Blues Rock
Various
Woodstock - Music From The Original Soundtrack And More
1970, 3xLP, Album, Atlantic, ,
, Folk Rock/Psychedelic Rock
Various
Woodstock - Music From The Original Soundtrack And More
1970, ,
, Blues Rock/Rock & Roll/Folk Rock/Psychedelic Rock/Classic Rock
The Elvin Bishop Group
Feel It!
1970
Cold Blood
Sisyphus
1970, ,
, Psychedelic Rock/Funk
Boz Scaggs
Moments / Boz Scaggs & Band
CD, Comp, RM, BGO Records, ,
, Soft Rock/Blues Rock/Country Rock/Rhythm & Blues/Soul
Scorpio
At The Roof Top
LP, Not On Label
Arsenio
Una Parte De Mi
CD, Album, Not On Label
DJ Dusk
DJ Dusk Presents La Musica Volume 1
2004, CD, Comp, Promo, Not On Label
Various
Chicano Spirit Volume 2
2003
Various
Latin Funk For Gringos
CDr, Comp, Not On Label
Various
I Love Latin Jazz.
CD, Comp, Sony
Santana
Hammersmith Odeon 1976
2022, DVDr, Unofficial, Not On Label (Santana)
Prince
Prince At The Club (The Miami Broadcast 1994)
2018, ,
, Funk/Minneapolis Sound/Pop Rock
Prince
Under The Covers
2017, ,
, Funk
Various
Woodstock One
2006, 2xCD, Comp + DVD, Comp + Unofficial, Not On Label, ,
, Blues Rock/Folk Rock/Hard Rock/Psychedelic Rock/Rock & Roll
Santana* / Shorter*
Santana/Shorter
2005
Carlos Santana / Mahavishnu John McLaughlin*, Santana
Love Devotion Surrender / Santana 3
2004, CD, Comp, M/Print, Unofficial, Vox Humana Records, ,
, Jazz-Rock/Hard Rock/Fusion
Various
1971 History Series Hits Collection
2003, CD-ROM, Comp, Unofficial, MP3, SomeWax Recordings,
John Lee Hooker
The Best Of Friends
1998, CD, ,
, Electric Blues
Various Artists*
The Easy Rider Generation In Concert: The Greatest Hits: Live Versions - Vol. I
1993, 2xCD, Comp, Unofficial, The Easy Rider Years Live,
Various
Long "Live" Rock
1993, CD, Comp, Unofficial, Live & Alive (2), ,
, Hard Rock/Classic Rock
Various Artists*
Live In America
1993, 2xCD, Comp, Unofficial, The Easy Rider Years Live,
Various
Rock Legends I
1993, ,
, Blues Rock/Hard Rock/Psychedelic Rock/Pop Rock
Santana / Steve Miller Band / Chicago
Three Nights At Beacon
1989, 2xCD, Unofficial, Seagull Records, Seagull Records, ,
, Pop Rock/Blues Rock/Soft Rock
John Lee Hooker
The Healer
1989, Cassette, 
,
, Blues Rock
Julio Iglesias
Crazy
, Ballad/Vocal/Light Music
Boz Scaggs & Band
Boz Scaggs & Band