Mongo Santamaría

Birthday: apr 07, 1917 Date of death: feb 01, 2003

Place of birth: Havana, Cuba

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