Mongo Santamaria - Afro Blue download mp3

Mongo Santamaria played in my school UCLA...and I carried that music in my heart to my homeland South Africa..where it still is hidden..in my heart.

mongo is the best name ever

A very good version. There are many covers from this piece, and every one has it´s own spirit. Including the one made for Tjader and Mongo in concert.

this song is fantastic! my school band played this last year, but we didn’t even get close to capturing all the elements that the original song did

Really cool to hear this. The doors used the first part as a section for the song "Universal Mind" which was only performed live and never recorded in the studio. I never knew this.

One of the most famous latin jazzmusicians ever known, Mongo Santamaria gives an outstandingperformance on Afro Blue.

Tito Puente and His Golden Latin Allstars Live at the Village Gate brought me here!!!

Rhythms of my father,carry me home .DEEP.

Dream of a land my soul is fromI hear a hand stroke on a drumShades of delight cocoa hueRich as the night, afro blueElegant boy, beautiful girlDancing for joy, delicate whirlShades of delight cocoa hueRich as the night, afro blueTwo lovers dance face to face with undulating graceThey gently sway then slip away to some secluded placeShades of delight cocoa hueRich as the night, afro blueDream of a land my soul is fromI hear a hand stroke on a drumShades of delight cocoa hueRich as the night afro blueElegant boy, beautiful girlDancing for joy, delicate whirlShades of delight cocoa hueRich as the night afro blueTwo lovers dance face to face with undulating graceThey gently sway then slip away to some secluded placeShades of delight cocoa hueRich as the night afro blue

A musical dialogue with the ancestors......Music is the weapon of the future.

I always thought this was a John Coltrane piece.. This is amazing.