Watermelon Manby Mongo Santamaria

In 1962, while jamming on stage with Herbie Hancock at a Bronx nightclub, Santamaría infused Latin beats into Hancock’s composition of “Watermelon Man.” This song became a runaway pop hit for the well-known jazz-label, Riverside, and Santamaría's biggest hit. The song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998. - nmaahc.si.edu So, if you did not know, well, now you know, you know?

In 1962, while jamming on stage with Herbie Hancock at a Bronx nightclub, Santamaría infused Latin beats into Hancock’s composition of “Watermelon Man.” This song became a runaway pop hit for the well-known jazz-label, Riverside, and Santamaría's biggest hit. The song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998. - nmaahc.si.edu

Originally released in 1967, this Latin Jazz song by Mongo Santamaría was featured on the 'Summer of Soul (... Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)' soundtrack, which is a 2021 documentary film about the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival, directed by Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson in his directorial debut.

Originally released in 1967, this Latin Jazz song by Mongo Santamaría was featured on the 'Summer of Soul (... Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)' soundtrack, which is a 2021 documentary film about the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival, directed by Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson in his directorial debut.