Birthday
1917-04-07
Deathday
2003-02-01
Place of Birth
Havana, Cuba

Mongo Santamaría

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Biography

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.

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