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zimtrim has 6 Mongo Santamaria concerts.

Ramón "Mongo" Santamaría (April 7, 1922 in Havana, Cuba – February 1, 2003) was an Afro-Cuban percussionist. He is most famous for being the composer of the jazz standard "Afro Blue", as performed 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 25, 1970	isaac hayes / Mongo Santamaria / Esther Phillips Photos	The Spectrum	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
May 29, 1970 – May 30, 1970	Nina Simone / Mongo Santamaria Photos	Fillmore East	New York, New York, United States
Jan 09, 1970 – Jan 10, 1970	Ike & Tina Turner / Mongo Santamaria / Fats Domino	Fillmore East	New York, New York, United States
Aug 15, 1969	The Fifth Dimension / Nina Simone / Mongo Santamaria / Herbie Mann / Miles Davis Photos	The Spectrum	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Oct 20, 1968	dionne warwick / Hugh Masakela / Miriam Makeba / ramsey lewis / Mongo Santamaria / B.B. King / David Newman / Stanley Turrentine Photos	The Spectrum	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Oct 01, 1967	dionne warwick / ramsey lewis / Hugh Masakela / cannonball adderly / Mongo Santamaria / jimmy smith / Sonny Stitt & Don Patterson / Flip Wilson Photos	The Spectrum	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States