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Biography
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Monguito Santamaria
Real name: José Santamaría
Effective period / Period of releases: 1968 - 1974
Monguito grew up in 1950s New York. Son of the Afro-Cuban conga player Mongo Santamaria. He was surrounded by Latin music, especially by Tito Puente's Orchestra in which his father played. Piano player, Monguito Santamaria recorded, in a Latin Soul style, a series of LPs for Fania Records from the late 60s.:format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(90)/discogs-images/A-134112-1196106330.jpeg.jpg){kind=link}