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Riverside. Columbia. Vaya. Concord Picante. Ramón " Mongo " Santamaría Rodríguez (April 7, 1917 – February 1, 2003) was a Cuban percussionist and bandleader who spent most of his career in the United States. Primarily a conga drummer, Santamaría was a leading figure in the pachanga and boogaloo dance crazes of the 1960s.
Uno de los mejores trombonistas de jazz de los 80 y los 90, Steve Turre es además conocido por haber introducido las conchas marinas (de las que es capaz de extraer un impresionante rango de tonalidades) en el mundo del jazz. [1]
Turre’s self-titled Verve release pioneers a unique artistic vision, drawing upon jazz, Afro-Cuban, and Brazilian sources. This innovative recording also features Cassandra Wilson, Randy Brecker, Graciela, Mongo Santamaria and J.J. Johnson.
14 de dic. de 2023 · 1996 Steve Turre, Steve Turre. RAMÓN “MONGO” SANTAMARIA, CUBAN MUSICIAN, AND PROMINENT FIGURE OF PACHANGA AND BUGALÚ. PHOTOS. Ramón “Mongo” Santamaría Rodríguez born on April 7, 1917, was a Cuban percussionist and bandleader who spent most of his career in the United States.
Turre’s self-titled Verve release pioneers a unique artistic vision, drawing upon jazz, Afro-Cuban, and Brazilian sources. This innovative recording also features Cassandra Wilson, Randy Brecker, Graciela, Mongo Santamaria and J.J. Johnson.
Turre ha configurado una prolífica carrera con más de 20 álbumes como líder e incontables registros como sideman junto a gigantes como Dizzy Gillespie, Mongo Santamaria y J.J. Johnson, Tito Puente, , Jon Faddis, Pharoah Sanders o Van Morrison, entre otros.
19 de dic. de 2008 · That background has turned out to be vital in a career that has included stints with the salsa band Conjunto Libre and with the great percussionist-bandleaders Mongo Santamaría and Tito Puente...
