Ramón "Mongo" Santamaría Rodríguez (April 7, 1917 – February 1, 2003) was a Cuban percussionist and bandleader who spent most of his career in the United...

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percussionist Mongo Santamaría subsequently released a version which became a surprise hit, reaching No. 10 on the pop chart. Santamaría's recording was...

"Afro Blue" is a jazz standard composed by Mongo Santamaría. Mongo Santamaria recorded his composition "Afro Blue" in 1959 when playing with the Cal Tjader...

Pachanga is an album by Mongo Santamaría, published by Fantasy Records in 1959. Mongo Santamaría and his Band Mongo Santamaría – congas, bongos Rolando...

Mongo Returns! is an album by the Cuban musician Mongo Santamaría. It was released in 1995. The album marked Santamaria's return to the Fantasy Records...

(YVKCT con músiC.A., 1979) Gerard, Charley (2001). Music from Cuba: Mongo Santamaria, Chocolate Armenteros, and Cuban Musicians in the United States. Westport...

the B-side to "Celebrate"), Rare Earth, David Ruffin, and Rustix. Mongo Santamaría released it on Atlantic Records in November 1969; his version titled...

politician Miguel Álvarez Santamaría (born 1945), Mexican politician Mikel Santamaría (born 1987), Spanish footballer Mongo Santamaría (1917–2003), Afro-Cuban...

(2001: 29) Music from Cuba: Mongo Santamaría, Chocolate Armenteros, and Cuban Musicians in the United States. Santamaría quoted by Gerard. Santa Barbara...

well as performing with musicians and singers such as Celia Cruz, Mongo Santamaría, Eddie Palmieri and Ray Barretto, among others. El Explosivo (1968)...

who came to the U.S. during that time include Luciano "Chano" Pozo, Mongo Santamaría, Armando Peraza, Francisco Aguabella, Candido Camero, Carlos Vidal...

virtuosic performances inspired a young Mongo Santamaría to take up the instrument. By the early 1940s, Santamaría had become a master of the instrument...

college education, Almario received a call from Mongo Santamaría to come and join his band. Mongo Santamaria was living in New York at that time. In Boston...

Chuck Mangione, Stanley Turrentine, Claudio Roditi, Nancy Alvarez, Mongo Santamaría, George Benson, Eddie Palmieri, Jon Faddis, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Lew...

Pinto 1:54 5. "Lord's Prayer" Antônio Pinto 3:48 6. "Watermelon Man" Mongo Santamaría 2:26 7. "Barbie Bike" Antônio Pinto 1:45 8. "Flash Light" Parliament...

Cropper on guitar), as well as The Ventures, Al Kooper, The Shadows, Mongo Santamaría, Deep Purple (Live and studio versions) and Count Basie. Three previous...

their own versions of Latin-influenced music from artists such as Mongo Santamaría. The Skatalites, Lord Creator, Laurel Aitken, Roland Alphonso, Tommy...

Stones and the Beatles. Another guy'd be listening to Tito Puente and Mongo Santamaría. Another guy'd be listening to Miles [Davis] and [John] Coltrane.....

University Press ISBN 1-59213-315-0. Mongo Santamaría, cited by Gerard, Charley (2001: 49) Music from Cuba: Mongo Santamaria, Chocolate Armenteros, and Other...

conga player, Mongo Santamaría was another percussionist whose polyrhythmic virtuosity helped transform both jazz and popular music. Santamaria fused Afro-Latin...

Latin Soul. Sanchez has performed with artists including Cal Tjader, Mongo Santamaría, Hugh Masekela, Clare Fischer, and Tower of Power. The youngest of...

two years later made his recording debut as a bongo player. He met Mongo Santamaría shortly after his arrival in New York and studied with him while acting...

This is the discography for the American Drummer/Musician Steve Gadd. This discography contains over 700 original studio and live album releases. It does...

bands with charanga instrumentation. Johnny Pacheco, Charlie Palmieri, Mongo Santamaría and Ray Barretto also experimented with this format. Throughout its...

instrumental by Rodgers Grant and Pat Patrick, and first recorded by Mongo Santamaría on his 1963 album Watermelon Man! Lyrics were written for it shortly...

written as an Afro-Cuban suite by Johnny Richards. Cuban percussionist Mongo Santamaría first recorded his composition "Afro Blue" in 1959. "Afro Blue" was...

"darker, more sinister" 1-3b-4-3b. Cuban percussionist and bandleader Mongo Santamaria's version, a "cousin of 'Watermelon Man'", returned "Louie Louie" to...

(1947). Drums and Chants [Changó] (Mongo Santamaría) Vaya CD 56 (1954). Afro Roots [Yambú, Mongo] (Mongo Santamaría) Prestige CD 24018-2 (1958, 1959 )...

around northern Ohio up until his death. He also composed music with Mongo Santamaría including the Grammy Award-nominated song "Sofrito" which was sampled...