Concern for Carlos Santana: musician collapses at concert
It happened in the middle of the stage: Carlos Santana (“Black Magic Woman”) suddenly collapsed during a concert at the Pine Knob Music Theater in Michigan. Several videos taken by concertgoers have surfaced on social media showing the 74-year-old collapsing on stage.
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However, the world-famous guitarist was quickly back on his feet. Although the show had to be canceled, Santana was able to wave to his fans as he was carried off the stage on a stretcher.
Santana already had health problems last year
Santana had been on tour with the soul-funk band Earth, Wind & Fire for almost a month. The tour was originally planned to last until August. There is still no information regarding the cause of his collapse. However, Santana had to undergo “unplanned heart surgery” last year. The same took the musician so that the planned concerts in Las Vegas in December 2021 had to be canceled.
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“I’m going to take a little time off to recover and rest,” Santana said in a video message, in which he also revealed he went to the hospital on Saturday following experiencing chest discomfort.
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