Mongo Santamaria
Cuban-born Mongo Santamaria is one of the most well-known percussionists in Latin music. In the early '60s he pioneered a new direction in Latin music by incorporating R&B, for a more mainstream sound exemplified by his 1963 Top 10 hit "Watermelon Man." He continued recording and performing as a bandleader and percussionist throughout the next three decades, still pursuing the Latin fusion style he helped inaugurate. Only his death in 2003 stilled the sound of Santamaria's drums.
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Albums
- (2007) Our Man In Havana
- (2007) Arriba!
- (2007) Watermelon Man
- (2007) Montreux Heat!
- (2007) Afro Roots
- (2007) Mongo At The Village Gate
- (2007) Summertime
- (2007) Mongo Returns!
- (2007) Skins
- (2006) Mongo's Greatest Hits
- (2006) Instant Party
- (2006) Mongo '70
- (2006) Feelin' Alright
- (2005) Mongo's Way
- (2000) Mongo Santamaria's Greatest Hits
- (1999) Mongo's Way - Up From The Roots
- (1999) Skin on Skin, CD1 (The Mongo Santamaria Anthology)
- (1999) Skin on Skin, CD2 (The Mongo Santamaria Anthology)
- (1995) Mongo's Greatest Hits
- (1976) Skins
- (1969) Santa Maria
Top Tracks
- Watermelon Man
- Afro Blue
- Manteca
- Summertime
- Para Ti
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