SINGER

Mongo Santamaría

1917 - 2003

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Ramón "Mongo" Santamaría Rodríguez (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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mongo Santamaría has received more than 385,820 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Mongo Santamaría is the 646th most popular singer (down from 563rd in 2019), the 55th most popular biography from Cuba (down from 54th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Cuban Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 390k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.69

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.10

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.11

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Mongo Santamaría ranks 646 out of 4,381. Before him are Jay-Z, Daddy Yankee, Fiorenza Cossotto, Andrea True, Šaban Bajramović, and Percy Sledge. After him are Gino Paoli, Marianna Martines, Big Mama Thornton, Roberto Alagna, Rocío Jurado, and Del Shannon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1917, Mongo Santamaría ranks 145. Before him are Georgy Vitsin, Franceska Mann, Robert Conquest, Caspar Weinberger, Armando Trovajoli, and Adam Malik. After him are Zoltán Fábri, Mouloud Mammeri, Asima Chatterjee, Marsha Hunt, Donald Davidson, and Vasiľ Biľak. Among people deceased in 2003, Mongo Santamaría ranks 125. Before him are Guido Crepax, Constantin Dăscălescu, Alejandro de Tomaso, Michel Constantin, Karel Kosík, and Rachel Kempson. After him are Rie Mastenbroek, Herma Bauma, Goffredo Petrassi, Isao Iwabuchi, Joel Antônio Martins, and Aleksandar Tišma.

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In Cuba

Among people born in Cuba, Mongo Santamaría ranks 55 out of 300. Before him are Rubén González (1919), Steven Bauer (1956), Silvio Rodríguez (1946), Camila Cabello (1997), Dámaso Berenguer (1873), and Ramón Fonst (1883). After him are Arnaldo Ochoa (1930), Antonio Maceo Grajales (1845), María Conchita Alonso (1957), José Ramón Machado Ventura (1930), Ramón Castro Ruz (1924), and José Giral (1879).

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Among SINGERS In Cuba

Among singers born in Cuba, Mongo Santamaría ranks 9. Before him are Ibrahim Ferrer (1927), Omara Portuondo (1930), Pérez Prado (1916), Rita Marley (1946), Silvio Rodríguez (1946), and Camila Cabello (1997). After him are Pablo Milanés (1943), Benny Moré (1919), Laurel Aitken (1927), Olga Guillot (1922), Addys Mercedes (1985), and Jon Secada (1961).

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