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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 364,463 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Mongo Santamaría is the 565th most popular singer (down from 515th in 2019), the 54th most popular biography from Cuba (down from 50th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Cuban Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 360k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.34

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.71

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.11

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Mongo Santamaría ranks 565 out of 3,528. Before him are Fergie, Carmela Corren, Del Shannon, Alexander Rybak, Brenda Lee, and Zaz. After him are Wilson Pickett, Jorge Ben, Neil Tennant, Gigi D'Agostino, Ghena Dimitrova, and "Weird Al" Yankovic.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1917, Mongo Santamaría ranks 140. Before him are Kerim Kerimov, Han Suyin, Raymond Burr, Robert Conquest, Isang Yun, and Sameera Moussa. After him are Fulbert Youlou, Shams Pahlavi, Desi Arnaz, Georgy Vitsin, Marsha Hunt, and Armando Trovajoli. Among people deceased in 2003, Mongo Santamaría ranks 113. Before him are Donald Davidson, Charles Berlitz, Kerim Kerimov, Gordon Mitchell, Howard Fast, and Robert Palmer. After him are Karel Kosík, Tadao Horie, Guido Crepax, Rachel Kempson, Alejandro de Tomaso, and Michel Constantin.

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In Cuba

Among people born in Cuba, Mongo Santamaría ranks 54 out of 248. Before him are Steven Bauer (1956), Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez (1942), Juanita Castro (1933), Arnaldo Ochoa (1930), Dámaso Berenguer (1873), and Guillermo Cabrera Infante (1929). After him are Silvio Rodríguez (1946), Carlos Finlay (1833), Desi Arnaz (1917), Alberto Bayo (1892), Félix Rodríguez (1941), and Rita Marley (1946).

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Among SINGERS In Cuba

Among singers born in Cuba, Mongo Santamaría ranks 6. Before him are Gloria Estefan (1957), Ibrahim Ferrer (1927), Celia Cruz (1925), Omara Portuondo (1930), and Pérez Prado (1916). After him are Silvio Rodríguez (1946), Rita Marley (1946), Pablo Milanés (1943), Laurel Aitken (1927), Benny Moré (1919), and Camila Cabello (1997).

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