Mongo Santamaría was a Cuban American jazz percussionist. Ramón "Mongo" Santamaría Rodríguez was born in Havana, Cuba, in a family that valued music and their African heritage. Mongo means the chief of the tribe. Santamaria grew up in Havana, Cuba. 5:44 Santamaría released solo albums, many of which featured Cuban percussion and chanting derived from West African sounds and rhythms. His 1959 composition, “Afro-Blue,” is a jazz standard, recorded by John Coltrane and Dizzy Gillespie, among many others. 7:15 His 1963 hit rendition of Herbie Hancock's "Watermelon Man" was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998. Sources: BlackPast; Jazz Music Archives; Nmaahc
TREMENDO MONSTUROOOOO EN ESAS CONGAS !!!!!!
Mongo Santamaría was a Cuban American jazz percussionist. Ramón "Mongo" Santamaría Rodríguez was born in Havana, Cuba, in a family that valued music and their African heritage.
Mongo means the chief of the tribe. Santamaria grew up in Havana, Cuba. 5:44
Santamaría released solo albums, many of which featured Cuban percussion and chanting derived from West African sounds and rhythms. His 1959 composition, “Afro-Blue,” is a jazz standard, recorded by John Coltrane and Dizzy Gillespie, among many others. 7:15
His 1963 hit rendition of Herbie Hancock's "Watermelon Man" was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998.
Sources: BlackPast; Jazz Music Archives; Nmaahc
MONGO.. WAS MY FIRST INSPIRED TEACHER... (JOSEPH)
Mongo,just was the sweetness for my ears in my teen age and today.
Thx for posting. Almendra on drum set
We need more cowbell.
Dinamita, tu !!
bueno siempre
Yo tengo mucho Amor Aditi you think I'm mucho Amor party
Julio ; Es en el Club Quasimodo , no quasidoro ....
el unico, mongo santamaria