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. Read more on Last.fm
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Most Played Tracks as Scrobbled to Last.fm
| # | Title | Plays |
| 1 | Watermelon Man | |
| 2 | Sofrito | |
| 3 | Afro Blue | |
| 4 | Mama Papa Tu | |
| 5 | Linda Guajira | |
| 6 | Me And You Baby (Picao Y Tostao) | |
| 7 | Cloud Nine | |
| 8 | Get The Money | |
| 9 | We Got Latin Soul | |
| 10 | Sitting on the Dock of the Bay |
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