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| "Mambo No. 5" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Pérez Prado | |
| Released | 1950 |
| Recorded | 1949 |
| Genre | Mambo, jive dance |
| Length | 3:42[citation needed] |
| Songwriter(s) | Dámaso Pérez Prado |
"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]
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]
- ^ "ESTILO MUSICAL Mambo" (in Spanish). American Sabor. Archived from the original on 17 May 2013. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
- ^ "Mambo No. 5 - Perez Prado and his Orchestra". Internet Archive. 1950.