Mongo Santamaria Concert History

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.

Date Concert Venue Location
Jul 30, 1981
Herbie Mann / Mongo Santamaria Robin Hood Dell Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Oct 11, 1980
Harvest of Music Festival
Helen Reddy / The Manhattans / Mercer Ellington Orchestra / Dizzy Gillespie / Mongo Santamaria / Bobby Short / Harry Chapin / Albany Symphony Orchestra / Ben Ventura & The New York Jazz Band / Al Cavalieri Orchestra / Doc Scanlon's Rhythm Boys / Leonard Bernstein / Blotto Show all bands
Empire State Plaza Albany, New York, United States
Oct 25, 1970
isaac hayes / Mongo Santamaria / Esther Phillips
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The Spectrum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
May 29, 1970 –
May 30, 1970
Nina Simone / Mongo Santamaria
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Fillmore East New York, New York, United States
Jan 09, 1970 –
Jan 10, 1970
Ike & Tina Turner / Mongo Santamaria / Fats Domino Fillmore East New York, New York, United States
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Aug 15, 1969
The Fifth Dimension / Nina Simone / Mongo Santamaria / Herbie Mann / Miles Davis
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The Spectrum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Oct 20, 1968
dionne warwick / Hugh Masakela / Miriam Makeba / ramsey lewis / Mongo Santamaria / B.B. King / David Newman / Stanley Turrentine
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The Spectrum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Oct 01, 1967
dionne warwick / ramsey lewis / Hugh Masakela / cannonball adderly / Mongo Santamaria / jimmy smith / Sonny Stitt & Don Patterson / Flip Wilson
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The Spectrum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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The Fifth Dimension / Nina Simone / Mongo Santamaria / Herbie Mann / Miles Davis on Aug 15, 1969 [227-small]

The Fifth Dimension / Nina Simone / Mongo Santamaria / Herbie Mann / Miles Davis
Aug 15, 1969
 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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The Fifth Dimension / Nina Simone / Mongo Santamaria / Herbie Mann / Miles Davis on Aug 15, 1969 [228-small]

The Fifth Dimension / Nina Simone / Mongo Santamaria / Herbie Mann / Miles Davis
Aug 15, 1969
 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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The Fifth Dimension / Nina Simone / Mongo Santamaria / Herbie Mann / Miles Davis on Aug 15, 1969 [229-small]

The Fifth Dimension / Nina Simone / Mongo Santamaria / Herbie Mann / Miles Davis
Aug 15, 1969
 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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isaac hayes / Mongo Santamaria / Esther Phillips on Oct 25, 1970 [961-small]

isaac hayes / Mongo Santamaria / Esther Phillips
Oct 25, 1970
 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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isaac hayes / Mongo Santamaria / Esther Phillips on Oct 25, 1970 [880-small]

isaac hayes / Mongo Santamaria / Esther Phillips
Oct 25, 1970
 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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isaac hayes / Mongo Santamaria / Esther Phillips on Oct 25, 1970 [557-small]

isaac hayes / Mongo Santamaria / Esther Phillips
Oct 25, 1970
 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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Nina Simone / Mongo Santamaria on May 29, 1970 [504-small]

Nina Simone / Mongo Santamaria
May 29 - 30, 1970
 New York, New York, United States
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1981 1 concert
1980 1 concert
1970 3 concerts
1969 1 concert
1968 1 concert
1967 1 concert
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