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Mongo Santamaria 04,07,1922 – 02,01, 2003

Ramón “Mongo” Santamaría Rodríguez Originally from Havana, Cuba Rumba quinto master and an Afro-Cuban Latin jazz percussionist. He is most famous for being the composer of the jazz standard “Afro Blue,” recorded by John Coltrane among others.

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
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My ears Luv the sweet Melody @JanelleMonae


This is one of my favorite songs of all time this that holy shit in that golden toilet that you won’t EVER! be able to flush!! This that timeless shit that you’ll smell for ages and ages to come!! This song definitely reached my heart!! 
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The Good Ship #Jesus

 

“The name of the first slave ships to kidnap Black folks from Africa was the Mother Mary and The Good Ship Jesus. The front of The Good Ship Jesus had two Africans bound back to back. The head of all Christian churches, the Pope, said that your ancestors were infidels and it was the white man’s Christian duty to enslave them and teach them about Jesus Christ. Christians built churches over top of the slave dungeons where Africans were shackled. Every Sunday your great, great, great grandparents would hear them singing hymns to Jesus while many of them lay dying on the dungeon floors. If that were you could you imagine your grandchildren singing about Jesus and telling people he died for them when it was actually you who died for them? Columbus killed Continue reading “The Good Ship #Jesus”