Carlos Santana [ tickets ] will be honored as the 2004 Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year during an Aug. 30 tribute dinner at the Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles.

"The Latin Recording Academy honors Carlos Santana as an extraordinary human being, musician and activist who has made a global impact on music and culture," Gabriel Abaroa, President of the Latin Recording Academy, said in a statement. "His exceptional talent, expansive body of music, social activism, honesty and wisdom are the qualities that make Santana the epitome and embodiment of the Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year."

A portion of the tribute dinner's proceeds will benefit the MusiCares Foundation, which helps people in the music industry who are suffering through financial, medical and personal emergencies.

Four artists have previously been honored as the Latin Recording Academy's Person of the Year: Gilberto Gil, Vicente Fernandez, Julio Iglesias and Emilio Estefan.

The tribute dinner will precede the 5th Annual Latin Grammy Awards, which take place at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on Sept. 1, and will be broadcast live on CBS-TV.