Mongo santamaria s profile including the latest music, albums, songs, music videos and more updates. Federico by mongo santamaria audio playalong guitar. Download and print sheet music or learn how to play online. Indeed, it is this brighter, betterrecorded version that we generally hear on the radio nowadays instead of the battle original. Available in both full band and minus guitar versions. Here is a perfect example of how the appeal of a song grows exponentially after you learn from where it came. For mongo santamarias 100th birthday, hear 5 of his best. Mongo santamaria was an afro cuban latin jazz percussionist. A master conguero, santamaria at his best creates an incantatory spell rooted in cuban religious rituals, quietly seating himself before his congas and soloing with total command over the rhythmic spaces between the beats while his band pumps out an endless vamp a potent example on records is the hypnotic mazacote available on. With an almost hypnotic 34 rhythmic pattern, here is an effective yet easy version of this standard made famous by john coltrane. Includes an high quality pdf file to download instantly.
Afro blue complete for jazz band, intermediate sheet music. He cut his first album for the label mongo 70 in 1970, and his last up from the roots in 1972. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. Mongo santamaria enjoyed a long and successful career in latin music. Mongo santamarias greatest hits by mongo santamaria pandora. Sep 25, 2006 check out movies and tv shows that have featured music by mongo santamaria. Afro blue guitar tab by mongo santamaria with free online tab player. Afro blue bass by mongo santamaria digital sheet music. Try disabling any ad blockers and refreshing this page. Federico audio playalong guitar track, as performed by mongo santamaria. Afro blue mongo santamaria andrea di donna piano youtube.
Feb 15, 2010 ramon mongo santamaria is most famous for being the composer of the jazz standard afro blue, recorded by john coltrane among others. Afro blue bass by mongo santamaria digital sheet music for. Mongo santamaria conga solo transcribed by nolan warden tune. Check out afro blue by mongo santamaria on amazon music. Find similar artists to mongo santamaria and discover new music. Versatile, sturdy stand for your mongo santamaria congas. In 1950 he moved to new york city where he played with perez prado, tito puente, cal tjader, and the fania all stars.
This is what it says, that the record is still held fast in shrinkwrap. Dec 29, 2011 englishitaliano andrea di donna plays afro blue in solitude with piano. Afro blue mongo santamaria afro blue rb1 john coltrane 05152015, 08. Ramon santamaria mongo santamaria, percussionist and bandleader. The mongo santamaria anthology 19581995 mongo santamaria. Mongo santamaria songs for all instruments and levels.
His recordings and concert performances ranged from the authentic percussion music of afro cuban religious rituals through to latinjazz reworkings of american jazz and pop hits. Jul 11, 20 herbie hancock explains how he composed watermelon man and how mongo santamaria influenced it. One good hit deserves a remake, so columbia had mongo santamaria redo his breakthrough record watermelon man on his second lp for the label. Me and you baby picao y tostao, a song by mongo santamaria on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. Mongo santamaria biography, birth date, birth place and pictures. Mongo santamaria sheet music, tabs and lead sheets. Cubanborn conguero ramon mongo santamaria is among the founding fathers of modern afrocuban music. Find music from your favorite tv shows and movies at tunefind. Ramon mongo santamaria rodriguez april 7, 1917 february 1, 2003 was a rumba quinto player and an afrocuban latin jazz percussionist. Me and you baby picao y tostao, a song by mongo santamaria. Ramon mongo santamaria rodriguez april 7, 1917 february 1, 2003 was a rumba quinto. Afro blue alto sax by mongo santamaria digital sheet.
In 1950 he moved to new york where he played with perez. Hal leonard digital sheet music at sheet music plus. Scrobble songs to get recommendations on tracks, albums, and artists youll love. Mongo santamaria listen and stream free music, albums, new releases, photos, videos mongo santamaria. Professionally recorded, mixed, and engineered for the best soundalike audio backing tracks on the web. In 1959 santamaria recorded afro blue, the first jazz standard built upon a typical african 3. Like most of mongo santamarias columbia efforts, all strung out consists largely of blistering latin soul renditions of contemporary pop hits the formula may frustrate listeners yearning for a return to the traditional charanga sensibilities that defined the percussionists early dates for fantasy, but theres no denying the sheer energy and infectiousness of this music. Mongo santamaria afro blue originally released on the album mongo fantasy. Ramon santamaria was born in 1922 of african descent in jesus maria, havana. At different times, he blended his latin sounds with jazz, rhythm and blues, and soul. All mongo santamaria lyrics sorted by popularity, with video and meanings. We tend to be pretty suspicious about these things, so if the shrinkwrap doesnt look original, or if the record seems to have undergone some damage over time, well probably take it out of the wrapper to ensure that its in good shape which is why we dont have more of these. The mighty percussionist mongo santamaria left columbia records in late 1969 to sign with atlantic records.
Latino the great percussionist and bandleaders former student, dario rosendo, selects five standout tracks to celebrate santamaria. Mongo santamaria mongos way 1971, ri richmond pressing. Kbps stands for kilobits per second and the number of kbps represents the audio quality of the mp3s. Just move groove and shake to the energetic beat and intensive barrage generated by the horn section.
Originally a violinist as a child, he switched to percussion and dropped out of school to become a professional musician. Feb 03, 2003 mongo santamaria, a cuban conga player and percussionist who arrived in new york at the beginning of the jazzlatin fusion and was arguably the most popular latin musician of the 1960s, died on. Only the best of mongo santamaria mongo santamaria songs. Percussionist and band leader santamaria nicknamed mongo by his father arrived in new york at the end of the 40s. San casciano val di pesa firenze italia, march 6, 2011.
Afro blue by mongo santamariaarranged by michael sweeney. Best transcriptions sharepoint, interactive exercises to enhance musical expression, technique and creativity. Apr 07, 2017 for mongo santamarias 100th birthday, hear 5 of his best. He soon moved on to jazz, writing such standards as afro blue. Afro blue tab by mongo santamaria chords acoustic guitar. Santamaria afro blue sheet music complete collection for jazz band. View profile view forum posts private message visit homepage moderator join date. View profile view forum posts private message junior member join date may 2015 posts 2. Mongo santamaria first recorded his composition afro blue in 1959, when playing with cal tjaders band, cal tjader sextet. Mongo santamaria listen and stream free music, albums, new.
Check out santa maria by mongo santamaria on amazon music. The sudden success of the song which mongo santamaria recorded on. He worked at the tropicana club in havana and traveled to mexico city with the damaso perez prado orchestra. Ramon santamaria, 7 april 1922, jesus maria district, havana, cuba, d. His composition afro blue is a jazz standard, his rendition of herbie hancocks watermelon man was a pop hit in the early 60s, and his powerful crossrhythms propelled the grooves for dizzy gillespie, cal tjader, and tito puente. Music notes for jazz ensemble sheet music by mongo santamaria. Raman mongo santamaria was born in 1922 in havanas jesus maria barrio. He then performs both the original 1962 and the 1973 headhunters versions. Find mongo santamaria discography, albums and singles on allmusic. The meinl steely ii conga stand is available in sizes to fit all meinl mongo santamaria artist series congas. Ramon mongo santamaria rodriguez was a rumba quinto player and an afrocuban latin jazz percussionist. The steely ii stand features notches for quick height adjustability, sturdy lshaped legs with metal spike attachments, and ushaped notches for quick setup and breakdown.
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