Mongo Santamaría ❤️ Sofrito (Live) 🗓️ 1973 Genre: Latin Jazz / Pachanga / Boogaloo Mongo Santamaría was a legendary Cuban-born percussionist and bandleader, widely regarded as one of the key figures in the development of Latin jazz. Known for blending Afro-Cuban rhythms with jazz, funk, and soul, his live performances were powerful, dynamic, and rhythmically rich. In this 1973 live performance of “Sofrito”, Mongo leads a fiery ensemble through an electrifying arrangement of Afro-Caribbean groov

🎥 Mongo Santamaría Band performing live Herbie Hancock's "Watermelon Man" at the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival. Footage from the 2021 documentary film "Summer of Soul (...or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)" directed by Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson. After pianist Chick Corea left Afro-Cuban jazz percussionist Mongo Santamaría's band, Hancock served as a temporary replacement for a weekend engagement at a nightclub in The Bronx. During this engagement, Hancock played "Watermelon Man" f