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Clarkie has 1 Mongo Santamaria concert.

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.

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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