Mongo Santamaría

Fecha de nacimiento: abr. 07, 1917 Date of death: feb. 01, 2003

Lugar de nacimiento: Havana, Cuba

Ramón 'Mongo' Santamaría Rodríguez was a Cuban percussionist and bandleader who spent most of his career in the United States. Primarily a conga drummer, he was a leading figure in the pachanga and boogaloo dance crazes of the 1960s.