Mambo Kurt (born Rainer Limpinsel; 11 April 1967 in
Hagen
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) is a German comedy and novelty act who performs covers of mainstream and classic rock hits.
Mambo has performed at the
Wacken Open Air
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festival and provides music for a German television show called ''Verona's World''. Mambo Kurt performs on a home organ and changes the style of the song into a Bossa Nova, Samba or Polka style song. He also recruits his nearly 80-year-old home organ teacher, Heidi Schultz, to sing covers of the
Sex Pistols
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,
Anarchy in the UK, and the
Rolling Stone
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The magazine was first known fo ...
's "
Sympathy for the Devil
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" on his latest live album, ''Sun of a Beach''.
Despite not being known worldwide, Mambo Kurt has gained a large fanbase, most notably the bands Clawfinger and Rammstein. and has appeared repeatedly on television.
Since Mambo Kurt has a degree in medicine, he is a licensed doctor and thus helped as a vaccinator in 2021 during the
Corona crisis
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.
Discography
Albums
*''Weihnachten'' (2014, Metalville, 14 Tracks)
*''Spiel Heimorgel Spiel'' (2007)
*''
Organized Crime
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'' (2005)
*''
Sun of a Beach – The Return of Alleinunterhalter vol. 5'' (2004)
*''
Ekstase – The Return of Alleinunterhalter vol. 4'' (2002)
*''
Back in Beige – The Return of Alleinunterhalter vol. II'' (2002)
*''
The Return of Alleinunterhalter'' (1999, Virgin Music, 15 Tracks)
*''The Return of Alleinunterhalter'' (1998, Stamm & Belz Records, 19 Tracks)
*''Lieder zur Weihnachtszeit'' (not available anymore) (1998)
See also
*
Eläkeläiset
References
External links
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1967 births
Living people
German male musicians
German parodists
German comedy musicians
Cover artists
Parody musicians
People from Hagen