Biography

Piano player Monguito Santamaria recorded a series of LPs for Fania during the late '60s and early '70s that earned notice for their bass-heavy grooves and anthemic status for Latin soul fans. The son of Afro-Cuban conga hero Mongo Santamaria (and not to be confused with the vocalist Monguito who recorded with Johnny Pacheco), Monguito Santamaria grew up in New York surrounded by music, especially while his father played in Tito Puente's orchestra during the '50s. He also studied music and made a few recordings while at Brooklyn College. Name recognition undoubtedly helped him get a contract with Fania, but his late-'60s LPs, Hey Sister and Black Out, were some of the best in the Latin soul style sweeping the scene during that era. Still, he released only one more LP, 1974's En Una Nota!. . Piano player Monguito Santamaria recorded a series of LPs for Fania during the late '60s and early '70s that earned notice for their bass-heavy grooves and anthemic status for Latin soul fans. The son of Afro-Cuban conga hero Mongo Santamaria (and not to be confused with the vocalist Monguito who recorded with Johnny Pacheco), Monguito Santamaria grew up in New York surrounded by music, especially while his father played in Tito Puente's orchestra during the '50s. He also studied music and made a few recordings while at Brooklyn College. Name recognition undoubtedly helped him get a contract with Fania, but his late-'60s LPs, Hey Sister and Black Out, were some of the best in the Latin soul style sweeping the scene during that era. Still, he released only one more LP, 1974's En Una Nota!.

Top Albums
1. Blackout	2. Hey Sister

Top Songs
	Name	Album	Time	Price
1.	Ne Ne	Fania Records (1964-1984) -..	5:13	$1.29
2.	You Need Help	El Barrio	2:25	$1.29
3.	Ne Ne	New York City Salsa	5:13	$1.29
4.	Nosotros	NYC Salsa Vol 2	3:52	$1.29
5.	Work Out	Hey Sister	2:47	$1.29
6.	Monguito's Theme	Hey Sister	3:22	$1.29
7.	Groovetime	Hey Sister	4:43	$1.29
8.	El Dorado	Hey Sister	3:11	$1.29
9.	Hey Sister	Hey Sister	2:26	$1.29
10.	Chango	Hey Sister	3:35	$1.29
11.	Mambo New	Hey Sister	4:35	$1.29
12.	Soy Tu Ley	Hey Sister	3:37	$1.29
13.	Guajirita	Hey Sister	3:34	$1.29
14.	You Need Help	El Barrio Funk	2:25	$1.29
15.	Puchi's Boogaloo	Fania Signature, Vol. III -..	2:58	$1.29
16.	Sueño Contigo	Blackout	2:52	$1.29
17.	All Your Talk	Blackout	4:43	$1.29
18.	Son del Monte	Blackout	2:48	$1.29
19.	I've Got to Find	Blackout	3:20	$1.29
20.	Todo Es Todo	Blackout	3:35	$1.29
21.	You Need Help	Blackout	2:28	$1.29
22.	Guarara	Blackout	3:09	$1.29
23.	Así Sere para Ti	Blackout	3:43	$1.29
24.	Crying Time	Blackout	2:52	$1.29
25.	Work Out	Lucha VaVoom - Boogaloo Con..	2:46	$0.99

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