Mongo Santamaría Concert History

Ramón "Mongo" Santamaría (April 7, 1922 in Havana, Cuba – February 1, 2003) was an Afro-Cuban Latin jazz percussionist. He is most famous for being the composer of the jazz standard "Afro Blue," recorded 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 04, 1992	Mongo Santamaría	Mühle Hunziken	Rubigen, Switzerland
Jul 08, 1991	Mongo Santamaría	arena metropolis	Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Feb 17, 1989	Mongo Santamaría	Holiday Star Music Theater	Merrillville, Indiana, United States
Sep 17, 1988	Mongo Santamaría Monterey Jazz Festival	Monterey County Fairgrounds	Monterey, California, United States
Aug 21, 1988	Mongo Santamaría Stern Grove Festival	Stern Grove	San Francisco, California, United States
Jul 07, 1985	Mongo Santamaría Festival International de Jazz de Montréal	Le Spectrum	Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Jul 06, 1984	Mongo Santamaría Montreux Jazz Festival Setlists	Casino de Montreux	Montreux, Vaud, Switzerland
Oct 12, 1982	Mongo Santamaría	Peppermint Lounge	New York, New York, United States
Jan 03, 1981	Mongo Santamaría	Rockhead's Paradise	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Jan 02, 1981	Mongo Santamaría	Rockhead's Paradise	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Jan 01, 1981	Mongo Santamaría	Rockhead's Paradise	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Dec 31, 1980	Mongo Santamaría	Rockhead's Paradise	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Dec 30, 1980	Mongo Santamaría	Rockhead's Paradise	Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Dec 29, 1980	Mongo Santamaría	Rockhead's Paradise	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Dec 28, 1980	Mongo Santamaría	Rockhead's Paradise	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Dec 27, 1980	Mongo Santamaría	Rockhead's Paradise	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Dec 26, 1980	Mongo Santamaría	Rockhead's Paradise	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Jul 19, 1980	Mongo Santamaría Montreux Jazz Festival	Casino de Montreux	Montreux, Vaud, Switzerland
Aug 13, 1979	Mongo Santamaría	Volkshaus	Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Jun 24, 1978	Mongo Santamaría	Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center	New York, New York, United States

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Concerts Per Year:

1992	1 concert
1991	1 concert
1989	1 concert
1988	2 concerts
1985	1 concert
1984	1 concert
1982	1 concert
1981	3 concerts
1980	7 concerts
1979	1 concert
1978	2 concerts
1976	2 concerts
1974	5 concerts
1973	2 concerts
1972	7 concerts
1971	2 concerts
1970	4 concerts
1969	17 concerts
1968	3 concerts
1967	1 concert
1966	1 concert
1964	7 concerts

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