HomeBy Dady CheryMongo Santamaria: Sofrito!

By Mongo Santamaria and an all-star band

Haiti Chery

I dare you to stay seated while you listen to this composition by Afro-Cuban Latin-jazz percussionist Mongo Santamaria. And if you’re cooking, then this means your feet are free to dance. Baile!

VIDEO: Sofrito, by Mongo Santamaria
From a concert at University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 1985.

  • Conga Drums: Mongo Santamaria
  • Timbales: Tito Puente
  • Percussion, timbales: Pablo Rosario
  • Drums: Max Roach (Special Guest), Jose Martinez

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If you know anything about jazz drumming, you should be bowing all the way down to the ground by now, but pick yourself up. There’s more:

  • Bass: Eddie Resto
  • Piano: Bob Quaranta
  • Alto Sax, Baritone Sax, Flute: Sam Furnace
  • Tenor Sax, Soprano Sax, Flute: Tony Hinson
  • Trumpet: Eddie Allen

VIDEO: Sofrito preparation.

Sofrito is prepared by nearly every cook in every kitchen of Central America, especially Cuba and Puerto Rico, as the prelude to every meal.

Hence the appropriately grand and lovely piano introduction by Bob Quaranta.

Sources: Haiti CheryYou Tube (Courtesy of LePhunkDunk, ElbaCooks4u) 

About Dady Chery

Dr. Dady Chery is a Haitian-born poet, playwright, journalist and scientist. She is the author of the book "We Have Dared to Be Free: Haiti's Struggle Against Occupation." Her broad interests encompass science, culture, and human rights. She writes extensively about Haiti and world issues such as climate change and social justice. Her many contributions to Haitian news include the first proposal that Haiti’s cholera had been imported by the UN, and the first story that described Haiti’s mineral wealth for a popular audience.


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