The bachata legend last dominated the tally in 2014. By Pamela Bustios Sr. Charts & Data Analyst (Latin & Billboard Español) Juan Luis Guerra mambos his way to the top of Billboard’s Tropical Airplay ...

"Mambo No. 5" was a 1950 song that was released by Pérez Prado. The recording was preserved in the National Recording Registry after being selected by the Library of Congress in 2026. The song was ...

From Cuba to the Catskills, the mid-20th century saw the rise of an improbable partnership between American Jews and the mambo. And with its popularity, a Yiddish-inspired term entered the lexicon to ...

Sometimes, you make a good investment without knowing it. For a struggling songwriter named Lou Bega, it happened in 1998 when he borrowed a few riffs from a long-forgotten tune by Cuban bandleader ...