Hello everyone and thanks for Visiting! We recently moved to a new server because our old host let us down. We’re sorry for any hiccups during the transition and appreciate your patience. Thanks for sticking with us! 😊
Hello everyone and thanks for Visiting! We recently moved to a new server because our old host let us down. We’re sorry for any hiccups during the transition and appreciate your patience. Thanks for sticking with us! 😊

Category: Latin

  • Mongo Santamaria

    Mongo Santamaria

    —

    by

    athensccc
    in ,

    About Ramón “Mongo” Santamaría Rodríguez was a Cuban percussionist and bandleader who spent most of his career in the United States. Primarily a conga drummer, Santamaría was a leading figure in the pachanga and boogaloo dance crazes of the 1960s. His biggest hit was his rendition of Herbie Hancock’s “Watermelon Man”, which was inducted into…