Mambo No. 5
1949 instrumental mambo song by Dámaso Pérez Prado / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Mambo No. 5" is an instrumental mambo and jazz dance song originally composed and recorded by Cuban musician Dámaso Pérez Prado in 1949 and released the next year.[1]
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"Mambo No. 5" | |
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Song by Pérez Prado | |
Released | 1950 |
Recorded | 1949 |
Genre | Mambo, jive dance |
Length | 3:42[citation needed] |
Songwriter(s) | Dámaso Pérez Prado |
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German singer Lou Bega sampled the original for a new song released under the same name on Bega's 1999 debut album, A Little Bit of Mambo.[2]