Santana and Natalia Lafourcade bring son jarocho and electric guitar together on “Hermano”

Carlos Santana and Natalia Lafourcade have joined forces on “Hermano,” a single that puts his electric guitar alongside the Mexican singer-songwriter’s connection to son jarocho. The collaboration arrives through Sony Music Latin with a message centred on empathy, reconciliation and peace.

The US Apple Music catalogue dates the single to October 29, 2026; Santana’s official announcement followed on October 30. Lafourcade and Edgar Barrera wrote the song, with Barrera also producing.

A meeting of musical languages

Santana’s announcement describes “Hermano” as bringing together son jarocho—the folk tradition associated with Veracruz, Mexico—and his electric guitar. That is the important guitar angle here: not a new signature instrument or an all-star solo contest, but the role of electric guitar within a collaboration built around a different musical tradition.

The announcement presents the song as an appeal to recognise shared humanity rather than deepen divisions. That gives the instrumental partnership a purpose beyond the two names on the release.

Serving the song

There is useful context in Santana’s own earlier comments about working with other musicians. In a 2019 interview published by PRS, he described collaboration in terms of complementing another artist’s song and message rather than competing for attention. That is a historical statement of approach, not a claim about what happened inside the “Hermano” sessions.

The release information does not identify the guitar, amplifier or recording setup used on the track. It would therefore be premature to turn this collaboration into a session-rig breakdown—or to infer a particular PRS model simply from Santana’s long association with the company.

For guitar listeners, the invitation is straightforward: hear how the instrument fits the song, rather than treating the guest appearance as a gear endorsement.

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Original AI-generated editorial montage, not a photograph of a shared performance or recording session. The depicted guitar is not identified as the Hermano recording instrument.