Gutarist Michael Hernandez and Bassist/Lead Singer Steve Garland grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area, and came up in some of the same clubs Carlos Santana himself did. In the 70's when Santana burst on the Scene with a one of a kind sound. Micheal spend years perfecting the Santana guitar "tone" and the latin rock solos. Meantime Steve was busy mastering the Santana Bass parts and vocal styles. As they met, jammed and formed the nucleus of the band, they searched for others who were as talented as the different members of Santana itself. The result is the VIVA SANTANA show. You'll hear the killer sound and guitar solo...

THE VIVA SANTANA SHOW is  Nor Cal's premiere Santana Tribute band., headlining festivals and events across California, and opening for major acts including WAR, Tower of Power, Eddie Money, Malo and Los Lobos,  This year the band is booking both the classic sized 6-8 piece show and the "BIG" 9-10 piece show complete with horns! 

- THE VIVA SANTANA SHOW!- Tribute to the music of Carlos Santana

available as the Classic 6 piece, the Rockin' 8 piece, or the BIG 11 piece Santana show (w horns!) 

ALSO AVAILABLE ARE THESE NEW SHOWS:

- The  "Classic Rock n Soul show"  featuring rock and soul hits

- The...

We've finished producing a DVD that captures the excitement of our LIVE shows, by filming one! The DVD, filmed at several of our Sacramento Music Festival appearances, is coming! This year,   a full set from our Live show is included. This Tribute brings the high energy Latin rock music of Santana- as performed by VIVA SANTANA into your home, featuring the Rhythm Vandals BIG 11 piece Santana tribute band.  

We love that fans have posted many i-phone videos on You-tube over the years, but we decided to do a three camera shoot to get the best quality production and sound for our fans to enjoy on DV...

Want to book the band? We're proud to have performed for audiences all over California, from Thunder Valley to The Sacramento Music Festival, The Fountains, Folsom Ampitheatre, and Brewfests, events and outdoor shows for over a decade. Make sure and check our videos to see the kind of energy we put into entertaining our audiences! Bring the party to your Summer concert series or event.  Book us here-  CLICK HERE!