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.
These are photos from concerts where Mongo Santamaria played, so they may be of other bands that played the concert as well.
isaac hayes / Mongo Santamaria / Esther Phillips Oct 25, 1970 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Uploaded by Zimtrim
Nina Simone / Mongo Santamaria May 29 - 30, 1970 New York, New York, United States Uploaded by Zimtrim
The Fifth Dimension / Nina Simone / Mongo Santamaria / Herbie Mann / Miles Davis Aug 15, 1969 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Uploaded by Zimtrim
dionne warwick / Hugh Masakela / Miriam Makeba / ramsey lewis / Mongo Santamaria / B.B. King / David Newman / Stanley Turrentine Oct 20, 1968 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Uploaded by Zimtrim
dionne warwick / ramsey lewis / Hugh Masakela / cannonball adderly / Mongo Santamaria / jimmy smith / Sonny Stitt & Don Patterson / Flip Wilson Oct 1, 1967 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Uploaded by Zimtrim
