This 1962 Mongo Satamaria arrangement is of Herbie Hancock's 1961 original … Read Full Bio ↴This 1962 Mongo Satamaria arrangement is of Herbie Hancock's 1961 original composition of the same name, "Watermelon Man." It adds a Latin groove and occasional vocals, and reached greater popularity on the charts than Hancock's original song.
Note that the version here is actually Hancock's original version, not Santamaria's version.
Note that the version here is actually Hancock's original version, not Santamaria's version.
Watermelon Man
Mongo Santamaria Lyrics
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"Mongo Santamaria" (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. His biggest hit was his rendition of Herbie Hancock's "Watermelon Man", which was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998. From the 1970s, he recorded mainly salsa and Latin jazz, before retiring in the late 1990s.
Nannerl 6:24
Thank you, great info!
Willman Musicman
EL MAESTRO!Love this live footage!
TONY REYES
Tommy Villarini in the trumpet ! 😉👍
Old Soldier
Mongo was all business on stage.
Miguel Angel Rosabal
Oto genio de nuestra Cuba.
Kathy Kalyn
Hot! Hot! Latin music! The best!
JoshPhoenix11
It sounds like keyboard and bass are competing for similar frequency range. They should have laid the bass underneath the keyboard, I mean it literally should be the bass of the frequency range.
Patrick Forester
Stop winging.
People like you would find fault with paradise.
Pedro Roberto Gonzalez Hernandez
My beloved great uncle blood of my blood and my inspiration in my music carrier