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| Only The Best Of Mongo Santamaria CDs (2009) Box Set
 $31.09 
The classic Mongo Santamaria LPs "Feelin' Alright", "Mongo's Way", "Up From The Roots", "Mongo '70" and "Mongo At Montreux" are included in this bundle pack.
The mighty percussionist Mongo Santamaria left Columbia Records in late 1969 to sign with Atlantic Records. ...
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| Calle 54 DVD (2001) Widescreen
 $10.55  
This collection of fantastic Latin Jazz performances from some of the greatest musicians in the genre captures a range of sounds and styles and pays a glowing tribute to the intimate rhythms of this music. Shot in a fashion that ...
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| Watermelon Man CD (1963)
$6.79  
Also available with MONGO EXPLODES on BGP (062) distributed by Rounder.
Includes original WATERMELON MAN with two tracks from a single released in 1962 and 6 bonus tracks recorded live at the Blackhawk, San Francisco, California in 1962.
Principally recorded at Plaza ...
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| Afro-Roots CD (1989)
$7.99
A CD reissue of a mid-'70s repackaging of Mongo Santamaria's first two Fantasy albums, 1958's Yambu and 1959's Mongo, Afro-Roots is superb Latin jazz. Although these were Santamaria's first albums as a leader, the conga player had already worked with ...
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| Mongo Introduces La Lupe CD (1963)
$12.49
La Lupe was a popular singer in New York's Latin music scene of the 1960s. She is featured on five of the nine selections on this CD reissue, showing lots of spirit along with an appealing voice. In addition, there ...
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| At The Black Hawk CD (1962)
$13.95 
Applying their famous two-fer philosophy to the digital era, Fantasy combines Mighty Mongo and Viva Mongo! on a single CD, showcasing two somewhat different slants on Mongo Santamaria's music during a period of exploration. Mighty Mongo leans more to Mongo's ...
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| Summertime CD (1980)
$9.69
Digitally remastered by Phil De Lancie (1991, Fantasy Studios, Berkeley).
This is a decent set (reissued on CD) that does not live up to its potential. Percussionist Mongo Santamaria teams up with Dizzy Gillespie, a personal hero who had helped found ...
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| Mongo At The Village Gate CD (1963)
$9.55
When this live recording from the famed Greenwich Village night club was first released in 1963, the Cuban percussionist Mongo Santamaria was a bona fide U.S. pop star, having had a hit the previous year with Herbie Hancock's "Watermelon Man." ...
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| Our Man In Havana CD (1959)
$10.05
Recorded in 1960 on a visit to Havana on a break from his stint with the vibes player Cal Tjader, this outstanding double-CD set of Cuban jazz features the master conguero Mongo Santamaria in his element performing with some of ...
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| Mongo's Greatest Hits CD (1995)
$6.89
This is a excellent single-disc sampler of what Mongo Santamaria was like before "Watermelon Man" catapulted him into the charts. Some of the Fantasy tracks sound like the musicians were just off the boat from Havana, and are a bit ...
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 Mongo Santamaria Lyrics and Songs
Popular or famous Mongo Santamaria songs: Para Ti, Manteca, Sofrito, Day Tripper, Fatback, Virtue, Come Candela, Windjammer, Jose Outside, I Wanna Know. More music songs I Can't Get Next to You, Don't Bother Me No More, Afro Blue Lyrics, Cloud Nine Lyrics, Yeh Yeh Lyrics, Smooth Operator Lyrics, Cold Sweat Lyrics, Twenty-Five Miles Lyrics. More music lyrics and songs Yeh, Yeh! Lyrics.
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Mongo Santamaria Biography
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.
Key Personnel
Worked With
Willie Bobo, Cal Tjader, Willie Bobo / Mongo Santamaria / Cal Tjader, Victor Feldman, Hubert Laws, Dizzy Gillespie
Contemporaries
Tito Puente, Cal Tjader, Herbie Mann, Charlie Byrd, Ray Barretto, Chucho Valdés, Poncho Sanchez, Toots Thielemans, Paquito d'Rivera, Eddie Palmieri, Terry Gibbs, Mark Weinstein, Willie Bobo, Tito Rodriguez, Laurindo Almeida, Cachao, Shorty Rogers, Willie Colón, Clare Fischer, Machito, Jerry Gonzalez, Candido (Percussion), Candido y Su Huella Norteña (Norteno), Charlie Palmieri, Mario Bauzá, Bobby Enriquez, Chico O'Farrill, Ray Mantilla, Joe Cuba, Francisco Aguabella, Chano Pozo, Patato, Pupi Campo, Changuito
Followers
Poncho Sanchez, Willie Colón, Eddie Palmieri, Ray Barretto, Joe Bataan, Bobby Sanabria, Snowboy, Johnny Pacheco, Pucho & His Latin Soul Brothers, Bobby Valentín, Louie Ramirez
Influences
Xavier Cugat, Pérez Prado, Machito, Compay Segundo, Arsenio Rodríguez, Orquesta Aragón, Mario Bauzá, Sexteto Habanero, Lecuona Cuban Boys, José Fajardo, Noro Morales, Septeto Nacional de Ignacio Piñeiro, Antobal's Cubans, Sexteto Bolona
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