name

Mongo Santamaria, Percussion

dates

b. April 07, 1922; d. February 01, 2003

birth place

Havana, Cuba

description

Afro-Cuban hand drummer and early Latin-jazz bandleader.

hot disc

Skin on Skin: Mongo Santamaria Anthology (1958-1995)

more info

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongo_Santamaria