Mongo Santamaría
Ramón "Mongo" Santamaría (April 7, 1922 in Havana, Cuba – February 1, 2003) was an Afro-Cuban Latin jazz percussionist. He is most famous for being the composer of the jazz standard "Afro Blue," recorded 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. Read more on Last.fm
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Most Played Tracks as Scrobbled to Last.fm
| # | Title | Plays |
| 1 | Watermelon man | |
| 2 | Mama Papa Tu | |
| 3 | Me And You Baby (Picao Y Tostao) | |
| 4 | I Can't Get Next To You | |
| 5 | Sofrito | |
| 6 | Afro Blue | |
| 7 | Get the Money | |
| 8 | Cloud Nine | |
| 9 | Smooth Operator | |
| 10 | Para Ti |
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