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Afro Blue - Mongo Santamaria



     
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Afro Blue Lyrics


Dream of a land my soul is from
I hear a hand stroke on a drum
Elegant boy, beautiful girl
Dancing for joy elegant whirlShades of delight, cocoa hue
Rich as the night afro blueTwo young lovers dance face to face
With undulating grace
They gently sway, then slip away
To some secluded placeShades of delight, cocoa hue
Rich as the night afro blueWhispering trees, echo their sighs
Passionate pleas, tender replies
Lovers in flight upward they glide
Burst at the height slowly subsideShades of delight, cocoa hue
Rich as the night afro blueAnd my slumbering fantasy assumes reality
Until it seems it's not a dream for two for you and meShades of delight, cocoa hue
Rich as the night afro blueOh, shades of delight, cocoa hue
Rich as the night afro blueShades of delight afro, afro blue

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Ramón "Mongo" Santamaría (April 7, 1922 in Havana, Cuba – February 1, 2003) was an Afro-Cuban percussionist. He is most famous for being the composer of the jazz standard "Afro Blue", as performed by John Coltrane among others. His 1963 hit rendition of Herbie Hancock's "Watermelon Man" was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998. In 1950 he moved to New York where he played with Perez Prado, Tito Puente, Cal Tjader, Fania All Stars, etc. He was an integral figure in the fusion of Afro-Cuban rhythms with R&B and soul, paving the way for the boogaloo era of the late 1960s.

Read more about Mongo Santamaria on Last.fm.


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