Mongo Santamaría, Cuban-American drummer and bandleader (born 1922)

Mongo Santamaría

Afro-Cuban musician (1917–2003)

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