Muere el guitarist Javier Bátiz, pioneer of Mexican rock and maestro of Carlos Santana

The youth who dedicated himself to the guitar through the Calles de Tijuana was the maestro Carlos Santana, the guitar virtuoso. Javier Bátiz, once Santana boss who considered him “a genius,” fought a great battle against cancer 80 years ago. From the border town of Tijuana, Bátiz hailed from the 1950s of blues and its most energetic development, R&B artists like BB King. In the last session it was linked to the Distrito Federal and it was crucial for different generations of Mexico who wanted to experiment with these tones.

“Dear friends and family, for the informal communication that we love and love, my friend Javier Bátiz crossed the day of the year. Their legacy and music are destined to last forever. Te amo amor mio. “Vuela alto mi ángel”, se lee en a mensaje de su esposa en las redes sociales. After more than three decades, in its last year in 2016, a version of rancheras and northern classics such as Los Cadetes de Linares, Pedro Infante or José Alfredo Jiménez was released. During the commercial, the music of her childhood was played before rock was on its way.

Nacido Tijuana, Baja California, like Javier Isaac Medina Núñez arranged his career 13 years ago. Tocaba in the parks of the day and at night, intending to find his abode in the clubs of the city. During this time he met Santana, three years his junior. Today a young girl is in Bátiz when she felt, but it wasn’t as if she had made the decision. “Llegó la mamá de Carlos con Carlos, lo llevó a mi casa, me pidió que le enseñara a tocar, nos hicimos amigos,” writes Bátiz in an interview. “When I got to my house and to my mother the next day, I said: “Oiga, por su culpa, mi hijo no durmió.” Aprendió luego luego a tocar como yo. “Todo lo que le había enseñado me lo devolvió como 40 veces, lo hizo al revés y al derecho”, continued in another entrevista recente.

Santana has made his master “a genius” on various occasions, inviting him with his banda. I decided in 1963 to free the men and incorporate them into the Federal District. El Brujo, when he too agreed, joined the Terraza Casino bar and was a speaker at the end of the decade. Bandas such as La Banda El Haragán y Compañía have shared their admiration for the music. “With deep admiration that your legacy and your music have left forever in eternity, it is the last hope of Maestro Javier Bátiz, you are one of the greatest Mexican rock pioneers, and in our hearts you speak, our most sincere condolences to the Bátiz family “.