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Mongo Santamaría

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1917(Cuba)-2003
Ramón 'Mongo' Santamaría Rodríguez was a Cuban percussionist and bandleader who spent most of his career in the United States. Primarily a conga drummer, he was a leading figure in the pachanga and boogaloo dance crazes of the 1960s.

Acts in

  • Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York
  • Salsa
  • Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)