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.
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Mongo Santamaria
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.
Hey Man- I love your album. Its a lot to take in and I love the your vocals - I have created the playlist I mentioned and added 3 of your songs and followed you - was hoping you could follow me back and add the playlist and share where you can? Its not got many bands yet but plan is to grow it over time and hopefully it will gain us all a few new listeners! here's the link -https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0fo6ovbjxBECu2i9gsGGB4?si=e7c6b0610e9f40fe