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Revision as of 21:22, 20 December 2014
Los Umbrellos | |
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 Los Umbrellos, 1997 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Genres | Latin music, Pop |
| Years active | 1997–1999 |
| Labels | Virgin Records, Flex Records, EMI Music, Time Records |
| Past members | Al Agami Mai Britt vingsøe Grith Höifeldt |
Los Umbrellos was a Latin pop dance group formed in Denmark. It was formed by record producer Kenneth Bager in 1997 and broke up in 1999. It was led by rapper Al Agami, the exiled crown prince of the small African enclave of Lado. His family fled to Denmark to escape the persecution of Ugandan dictator Idi Amin[1] The group contained backing vocals from two former models and Danish TV cohosts, Mai Britt vingsøe and Grith Höifeldt.[2]
The group released only one album in 1997, entitled Flamenco Funk. Their single, "No Tengo Dinero", went to number 33 in the UK Singles Chart,[3] and peaked at number 42 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 that year.[4] The song also hit #1 in Austria and the top five in New Zealand, Switzerland and Italy.
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUT | SWI | |||||||||||||
| Flamenco Funk |
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10 | 30 | |||||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||||||||||
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUT | BEL (Vl) |
FIN | FRA | GER | IRE | NED | SUI | SWE | UK [3] | |||||
| 1987 | "Do It In the Mix" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Westbam | ||
| 1988 | "Monkey Say, Monkey Do" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Disco Deutschland" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Live at Leningrad" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1989 | "And Party" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Cabinet | ||
| "Cold Train" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Cold Stomper" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Roof Is on Fire | |||
| "Hold Me Back" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1990 | "Der Bundespräsidenten-Mix / Der Pink Panther-Mix" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Singles only | ||
| "No More Fucking Rock And Roll" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Saxophone" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Roof Is on Fire | |||
| "The Roof Is on Fire" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1991 | "Rock the House" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Singles only | ||
| "I Can't Stop" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | A Practising Maniac At Work | |||
| "Test the Westbam" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Single only | |||
| 1992 | "Let Yourself Go!" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | A Practising Maniac At Work | ||
| "'Found a Lover / My Life of Crime" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | A Practising Maniac At Work | |||
| "The Mayday Anthem" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Singles only | |||
| "Forward Ever Backward Never" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1993 | "Celebration Generation" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Bam Bam Bam | ||
| 1994 | "Wizards of the Sonic" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Bam Bam Bam" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1995 | "Bostich" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Singles only | ||
| "Always Music" (with Koon & Axel Stephenson) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1996 | "Born to Bang" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | We'll Never Stop Living this Way | ||
| "Terminator" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Alarm Clock" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Singles only | |||
| "Heavy Mental" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1997 | "Hard Times" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | We'll Never Stop Living this Way | ||
| "...And More" (with Can) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Single only | |||
| "Sonic Empire" (with Members of Mayday) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | We'll Never Stop Living this Way | |||
| "Hanging with the Machineheads" (with Can) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1998 | "Crash Course" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Agharta - The City Of Shamballa (Subterranean World)" (with Afrika Bambaataa and I.F.O.) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Singles only | |||
| 1999 | "BeatBoxRocker" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Do The Rambo / MOM" (with TL Pimps and Members of Mayday) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 2000 | "Love Bass" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Electro Remixes" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 2001 | "Links 2 3 4" (vs Rammstein) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2002 | "Oldschool Baby" (with Nina Kerner) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Right On | ||
| 2003 | "Right On / Like Ice in the Sunshine" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Recognize" (with Mr. X) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 2004 | "Dancing with the Rebels" (with Afrika Islam) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2005 | "Bang the Loop" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Do You Believe in the Westworld | ||
| "Orgasm" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 2006 | "It's Not Easy" (with Superpitcher) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Singles only | ||
| "EK Tour Loops" (with TL Pimp) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 2008 | "Bass Planet" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2010 | "Don't Look Back in Anger" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2011 | "Original Hardcore" (with Moguai) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2013 | "You Need the Drugs" (with Richard Butler) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||||||||||
References
- ^ Billboard article
- ^ Picks and Pans Review: Flamenco Funk
- ^ a b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 329. ISBN 1-904994-10-5. Cite error: The named reference "British Hit Singles & Albums" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ Billboard Singles, Allmusic.com