The song was originally released by Pérez Prado.

Lou Bega knows exactly why “Mambo No. 5” has endured. “There’s two levels. The superficial level that we all enjoy. We dance to it—it’s joyful,” Bega says of his 1999 megahit documenting a series of ...

Sometimes, you make a good investment without knowing it. For a struggling songwriter named Lou Bega, it happened in 1998 when he borrowed a few riffs from a long-forgotten tune by Cuban bandleader ...

(CBS 11) - Todays' Friday Fun Song has its roots going back 70 years to 1949 when Cuban musician/performer Perez Prado recorded this song originally. Lou Bega (born David Lubega on April 13, 1975) is ...

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO)- We know you’ve heard the song…”The Mardi Gras Mambo” blaring from speakers everywhere, especially this time of year. Have you ever wondered the story behind the song? Is it just a ...