This week we listen to some Afro-Cuban mambo from its beginnings in the 1940’s, through its high point in the 1960’s, to the present day. Like the words bongo and… Next we hear Pérez Prado’s biggest ...

Rhythm Planet explores the world of Afro-Cuban mambo from its beginnings in the 1940’s, through its high point in the 1960’s, to the present day. Next we hear Pérez Prado’s biggest hit, “Mambo #5.” ...

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 ...