
April 7, 1917, Mongo Santamaría was born in the Jesús María neighborhood of Havana, Cuba. Exceptional percussionist of Latin Jazz and related rhythms, whose first name was Ramón Santamaría. Mongo left to continue playing his Congas hard in the … [Continue reading] about Ramón “Mongo” Santamaría “I wanted to do something that sounded like home”.



