Mongo Santamaria's 1980 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
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
Jazz
Funk
Latin
Salsa
Latin Jazz
Musica Tradicional Cubana
Mambo
Cuban
Boogaloo
Jazz Cubano
Afro-Cuban Jazz
Afro-Cuban Percussion
Charanga
Cuban Rumba
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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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