Meinl Artist Series Mongo Santamaria Congas

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Ramon Mongo Santamaria is without a doubt one of the most respected conga players, ever, and a pioneer of modern Latin Jazz. During the 50's his band "Black Cuban Diamonds" laid down the foundation for an outstanding career. He has recorded dozens of legendary percussion albums. Worldwide Jazz hits, such as "Watermelon Man" in 1963 and the album "Summertime" from 1980 are only two of the many recordings from this great master percussionist. Mongo has inspired more percussionists around the globe than any other conguero. The time has come for us to honor his life's work with his own Mongo Santamaria Artist Series Conga.Only the finest select American White Ash (Fraxinus americana L.) is used for these congas. Two plies of solid American White Ash form each stave. The staves are glued together in a barrel-like fashion in order to achieve stability for the belly-shaped shell.