Santana to donate concert tour proceeds to fight AIDS
“Award winning American rock guitarist Carlos Santana says he will donate the proceeds from his 2003 US tour, which begins on 13 June to fight HIV/Aids in South Africa.
He said he hoped to raise about $3m to go to the Artists for a New South Africa’s Amandla Aids Fund (Ansa) to help fight the disease in Africa.
Santana called on all artists to “join us in spreading a spiritual virus, a masterpiece of joy on this planet”.
Carlos Santana has always been a class act. His generosity further demonstrates that.