mongo santamaria – Rhythm in the Silence

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Ramón “Mongo” Santamaría Rodríguez was a percussion artist and bandleader from Havana, Cuba. who spent most of his career in the United States. Originally a bongo player, he went on to become a master of the congas. In the 1950s, he moved to New York City, along with bongosero, (and close friend), Armando Peraza, whereContinue reading “Mongo Santamaría”