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Mongo Santamaria

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Ramón "Mongo" Santamaría (April 7, 1922 in Havana, Cuba – February 1, 2003) was an Afro-Cuban percussionist. He is most famous for being the composer of the jazz standard "Afro Blue", as performed by John Coltrane among others. His 1963 hit rendition of Herbie Hancock's "Watermelon Man" was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998. In 1950 he moved to New York where he played with Perez Prado, Tito Puente, Cal Tjader, Fania All Stars, etc. He was an integral figure in the fusion of Afro-Cuban rhythms with R&B and soul, paving the way for t… read more
Ramón "Mongo" Santamaría (April 7, 1922 in Havana, Cuba – February 1, 2003) was an Afro-Cuban percussionist. He is most famous for being the composer of the jazz standard "Afro Blue", as performed by John Coltrane among others. His 1963 hit rendition of Herbie Hancock'… read more
Ramón "Mongo" Santamaría (April 7, 1922 in Havana, Cuba – February 1, 2003) was an Afro-Cuban percussionist. He is most famous for being the composer of the jazz standard "Afro Blue", as performed by John Coltrane among others. His 1963 hit rendition of Herbie Hancock's "Watermelon Man" was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame … read more

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1 Play track Brazilian Sunset Sofrito
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 209 listeners
2 Play track Mongo Santamaria's Greatest Hits Watermelon Man
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3 Play track Latin Jazz, Vol. 3 Linda Guajira
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4 Play track Afro Roots Afro Blue
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5 Play track Santa Maria Mama Papa Tu
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6 Play track Afro-Indio Song For You
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7 Play track Santa Maria Me And You Baby (Picao Y Tostao)
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8 Sofrito Iberia
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9 Play track Sofrito O Mi Shango
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10 Play track Mongo Santamaria's Greatest Hits Cloud Nine
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Albums

  1. 22,996 listeners

    1 Jan 1972 · 21 tracks

    Afro Roots
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  2. 20,716 listeners

    1964 · 16 tracks

    Mongo Santamaria's Greatest Hits
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  3. 20,626 listeners

    1 Jan 1976 · 9 tracks

    Sofrito
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  4. 14,817 listeners

    1 Jan 1963 · 18 tracks

    Watermelon Man
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