In Search of Mona Lisa is the new five-track EP from the legendary Santana. It came to fruition after Carlos Santana’s interaction with the Mona Lisa painting at the Louvre in Paris, France. After this encounter, Mona Lisa inspired Carlos Santana to create the songs featured on this EP. The songs are produced by Narada Michael Walden and Carlos Santana.
Santana is the primary exponent of Latin- tinged rock, particularly due to their combination of Latin percussion (congas, timbales, etc.) with bandleader Carlos Santana's distinctive, high-pitched lead guitar playing. The group was the last major act to emerge from the psychedelic San Francisco music scene of the 1960s and enjoyed massive success at the end of the decade and into the early '70s. The musical direction then changed to a more contemplative and jazzy style as the band's early personnel gradually departed, leaving the name in the hands of Carlos Santana, who guided the group to consistent commercial success over the next decades.
Santana was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with Carlos Santana, José "Chepito" Areas, David Brown, Gregg Rolie, Mike Carabello, and Michael Shrieve in 1998.
