Mambo presents the final part of the three-part series on the Latino bandleader and percussionist Mongo Santamaría.
He was a much-loved percussionist in the jazz world. He was also the musician who gave rhythm ’n blues a Latino connection. It was said of him that he was the “latiniser” of North American music. He was able to make the crossover into the non-Latino music world.
At the same time, Mongo became annoyed by what he saw as a decline in the quality of Latino music, which was commercially labelled “salsa”. In the salsa world, everyone was striving to create a larger market. Despite this, it was Mongo who was invited to perform in the most important cities of the United States.
Playlist
1 Columbia
Mongo Santamaría
2 Cold Sweat
Mongo Santamaría
3 Fever
Mongo Santamaría
4 Adobo Criollo
Mongo Santamaría
5 Hippo Walk
Mongo Santamaría
6 Saoco
Mongo Santamaría
7 Forked Tongue
Mongo Santamaría
8 Little Angel
Mongo Santamaría
9 Mayeya
Mongo Santamaría
10 Bahia
Mongo Santamaría
11 Manteca
Chano Pozo
