http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6200&rws=%2Fmongo-santamaria%2Ftop-tracks.rssRevered as the best conga player in the world, Mongo Santamaria debuted in America as part of Perez Prado's orchestra in the 1950s. According to some, his frenetic playing bordered on being a religious experience. When Latin Jazz fever hit the West Coast in the mid-'50s, Santamaria jumped ship from Tito Puente's band to work with Cal Tjader. His own solo records exuded a brand of hot jazz, soul and Afro-Cuban rhythms as seen on the now standard <i>Afro Blue</i> as well as his 1963 hit version of <i>Watermelon Man</i>. Successful in bringing traditional Cuban instrumentation to a popular jazz format, Mongo Santamaria is still in fine form today (as seen on 1995's <i>Mongo Returns</i>). Those conga solos will blow your mind. - Nick DedinaLatin & World Jazzen720Sun, 29 Nov 2009 10:15:14 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6200&rws=%2Fmongo-santamaria%2Ftop-tracks.rss Revered as the best conga player in the world, Mongo Santamaria debuted in America as part of Perez Prado's orchestra in the 1950s. According to some, his frenetic playing bordered on being a religious experience. When Latin Jazz fever hit the West Coast in the mid-'50s, Santamaria jumped ship from Tito Puente's band to work with Cal Tjader. His own solo records exuded a brand of hot jazz, soul and Afro-Cuban rhythms as seen on the now standard <i>Afro Blue</i> as well as his 1963 hit version of <i>Watermelon Man</i>. Successful in bringing traditional Cuban instrumentation to a popular jazz format, Mongo Santamaria is still in fine form today (as seen on 1995's <i>Mongo Returns</i>). Those conga solos will blow your mind. - Nick Dedina http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2309172&variant=play&rws=%2Fmongo-santamaria%2Ftop-tracks.rss Latin & World Jazz Mon, 2 Sep 1963 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Mongo Santamaria on Rhapsody Online 2309172 tra.2309172 Mongo Santamaria art.6200 0.99 Watermelon Man alb.169647 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/4/1/8/1178140_170x170.jpg 2007-01-09 00:00:00.0 1963-09-02 00:00:00.0 true Watermelon Man tra.2309172 146000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2309172&variant=play&rws=%2Fmongo-santamaria%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2309172&variant=data&rws=%2Fmongo-santamaria%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2026561&variant=play&rws=%2Fmongo-santamaria%2Ftop-tracks.rss Latin & World Jazz Fri, 1 Jan 1999 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Mongo Santamaria on Rhapsody Online 2026561 tra.2026561 Mongo Santamaria art.6200 0.0 The Best Latin Party Album In The World... 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Funky Soul And Rare Grooves [1967-1977] alb.11974632 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/2/9/3/1283924_170x170.jpg 2006-10-17 00:00:00.0 2006-10-03 00:00:00.0 true I Can't Get Next To You (Lp Version) (2006 Remastered) tra.11975861 162000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11975861&variant=play&rws=%2Fmongo-santamaria%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11975861&variant=data&rws=%2Fmongo-santamaria%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1206353&variant=play&rws=%2Fmongo-santamaria%2Ftop-tracks.rss Latin & World Jazz Wed, 1 Jan 1969 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Mongo Santamaria on Rhapsody Online 1206353 tra.1206353 Mongo Santamaria art.6200 0.99 Afro American Latin alb.206836 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/2/2/4/1304227_170x170.jpg 2000-07-04 00:00:00.0 1969-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Mi Reina Guajira tra.1206353 268000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1206353&variant=play&rws=%2Fmongo-santamaria%2Ftop-tracks.rss 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