Mambo No 5 - Lou Bega Lou Bega is a young black Latin male singer from Cuba. This young Cuban grew up in Germany and has developed a strong interest in black music such as rhythm and blues and reggae since he was 17 years old. Lou Bega originally developed in Europe and achieved considerable popularity there. Lou Bega's music creation was greatly influenced by the works of the Mambo dance king in the 1930s and 1940s. In his music, you are always shocked by this old-fashioned Latin music style. He broke into 1999 The single "Mambo No. 5" on the US charts this summer and the best-selling album "A Little Bit Of Mambo" (Come on a little Mambo) were both branded with "Mambo". Lou Bega's almost mechanical rhythm of Latin Mambo music can easily remind you of rap music. What's interesting is that in order to show the unique charm of his Latin Mambo, Lou Bega also insisted on shooting his MTV video in black and white.