Los Umbrellos was a

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formed in

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. It was formed by

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Kenneth Bager Kenneth Bager (born 6 March 1962) is a Danish musician and record producer. History Bager started his musical career back in the mid-1980s as a DJ. In 1994, he released a compilation called ''Music for Dreams'' featuring, among others, Peter Gabr ...

in 1997 and disbanded in 1999. It was led by the 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

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. The group contained backing vocals from two former models and Danish TV co-hosts, Mai Britt Vingsøe and Grith Höifeldt. The group released only one

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in 1997, entitled ''Flamenco Funk''. Their

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, " No Tengo Dinero", went to number 33 on the UK Singles Chart, and peaked at number 42 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 that year. Billboard Singles Allmusic.com The song also hit No. 1 in Austria and the top five in New Zealand, Switzerland and Italy.

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

References

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