Lou BegaDavid Lubega (aka Lou Bega) (April 13, 1975) is a German Latin pop musician famous for his song "Mambo No. 5", a remake of the Perez Prado instrumental from 1952 with new lyrics added by Bega, and sampling the original version extensively. The song became an instant worldwide hit, charting in top 5 across Europe and in the USA, where it became a popular stadium anthem at sports events. In 1999 he released the album A Little Bit Of Mambo which included 'Mambo' and the hits 'I Got a Girl' and 'Tricky'. He followed this up in 2001 with Ladies And Gentlemen. He recorded the song 'Baby Keep Smiling' with Compay Segundo. http://www.loubega.de This page about Lou Bega includes information from a Wikipedia article. Additional articles about Lou Bega News stories about Lou Bega External links for Lou Bega Videos for Lou Bega Wikis about Lou Bega Discussion Groups about Lou Bega Blogs about Lou Bega Images of Lou Bega |
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http://www.loubega.de. and Europe in the 24 years they've been touring and recording, and has won numerous songwriting and vocal performance honors. He recorded the song 'Baby Keep Smiling' with Compay Segundo. The group has garnered a healthy cult following in the U.S. He followed this up in 2001 with Ladies And Gentlemen. The name is often described as an acronym for "best of breed," an award given out at dog shows. In 1999 he released the album A Little Bit Of Mambo which included 'Mambo' and the hits 'I Got a Girl' and 'Tricky'. Members of the group are often credited with "Bob" as their middle name. The song became an instant worldwide hit, charting in top 5 across Europe and in the USA, where it became a popular stadium anthem at sports events. But this original "band without instruments" usually uses just their mouths, hands, feet and "other body parts" to fill a room with a sound as big as an orchestra. 5", a remake of the Perez Prado instrumental from 1952 with new lyrics added by Bega, and sampling the original version extensively. Coaster includes a rock rhythm section on one song. David Lubega (aka Lou Bega) (April 13, 1975) is a German Latin pop musician famous for his song "Mambo No. Plugged also made heavy use of studio equipment to make the voices sound more like guitars and bass guitars. The majority of the 1995 album Plugged is backed by toy drums. The Bobs have broken with a cappella tradition several times by including instruments. Instead of covering more traditional doo-wop songs, The Bobs started out with songs like "Helter Skelter" (The Beatles) and "Psycho Killer" (Talking Heads). Although two of their albums are dominated by covers, the overwhelming majority of their repertoire is original, with songs discussing diverse subjects like lunar cattle farming, sleepy bus drivers, bumper stickers, laundry, hurricane-related flooding, graffiti, Oliver North, shopping-mall security guards, celebrity autographs, Heaven's Gate, spontaneous human combustion and turtles. The group is known for humorous original songs and avant-garde arrangement techniques. The Bobs are a "new wave" a cappella group founded in San Francisco, California. Joe "Bob" Finetti. Lori "Bob" Rivera. Janie "Bob" Scott. Gunnar "Bob" Madsen. Dan "Bob" Schumacher. Amy "Bob" Engelhardt. Matthew "Bob" Stull. Richard "Bob" Greene. 20 Songs From 20 Years: The Best of The Bobs. Coaster. i brow club. Too Many Santas. Plugged. .. Cover the Songs of . Shut Up and Sing. .. Sing the Songs of . Songs for Tomorrow Morning. My, I'm Large. The Bobs. |