Pérez Prado
Long before Lou Bega topped the charts in 1999 with his adaptation of Pérez
Prado's song 'Mambo No. 5', the Cuban-born bandleader had been wowing audiences
with his distinctive dance music. Prado rode the crest of the 1950s mambo craze,
having relocated to Mexico from Havana where he had been a member of the famous
Sonora Mantancera, one of Cuba's most successful groups. Once he was settled in
Mexico, Prado established a new band and, after signing a deal with RCA Victor,
began recording Latin music and, in particular, mambos. His cha cha version of
the Louiguy composition 'Cherr...
