Mongo Santamaría's 1981 Concert & Tour History

Mongo Santamaría's 1981 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.

Date	Concert	Venue	Location
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

Genres:

Jazz

Funk

Latin

Latin Jazz

Salsa

Afro-Cuban Jazz

Mambo

Cuban

Boogaloo

Charanga

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Latest Setlist (07/06/1984):

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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