Conga Case, used by Mongo Santamaría
date: label: date made
content: 1980s
name: label: user
content: Santamaria, Ramon "Mongo"
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: <p>This case was made by an unknown maker, provenance unknown, in the 1980s. It is a conga case, made of fiber, on wheels, with plastic handle, and remnant of webbing strap (replaced with cord). The case contains extra carrying straps (2 black shoulder straps, 1 reddish-brown shoulder strap, and 1 green-brown shoulder strap, original purpose not known). Previously used by Afro-Latin jazz percussionist Ramon "Mongo" Santamaría.</p>
label: Description (Brief)
content: <p>Ramón "Mongo" Santamaría Rodríguez (1917–2003) was a Cuban percussionist and bandleader who spent most of his career in the United States. Primarily a conga drummer, Santamaría was a leading figure in the pachanga and boogaloo dance crazes of the 1960s. From the 1970s, he recorded mainly salsa and Latin jazz, before retiring in the late 1990s. Santamaria made several recordings as a leader of his own group, as well as a sideman with Fania All-Stars, Tito Puente, Dizzy Gillespie, and Ray Charles.</p>
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
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content: Music & Musical Instruments
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content: Popular Entertainment
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content: Percussion
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Nancy Santamaria
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2005.0030.01.01
label: catalog number
content: 2005.0030.01.01
label: accession number
content: 2005.0030
objectType: label: Object Name
content: case with accessories
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: fiberboard (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: rubber (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 35 3/4 in x 17 1/4 in; 90.805 cm x 43.815 cm