| Umboza | |
| Background: | group_or_band |
| Years Active: | 1995-1996 |
| Origin: | United Kingdom |
| Genre: | House, Eurodance |
| Past Members: | Stuart Crichton Michael Kilkie |
Umboza were a house duo from the United Kingdom composed of Stuart Crichton and Michael Kilkie. They recorded for Positiva Records.
Umboza's 1995 single "Cry India", based on a sample of Lionel Richie's hit "All Night Long", was a hit both in the U.S. and the UK. The song peaked at #16 on the Billboard Dance Club Play chart[1] and #19 on the UK Singles Chart. A second single, "Sunshine", based on a sample of the Gipsy Kings hit "Bamboléo", proved to be their biggest UK hit, reaching #14 in 1996. The track appeared on numerous compilations including Now 34 and Dancemania 3.
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [2] | FIN | SWE | UK [3] | US Dance | |||||||||||
| 1995 | "Cry India" | 194 | — | — | 19 | 16 | Singles only | ||||||||
| 1996 | "Sunshine" | 34 | 17 | 16 | 14 | — | |||||||||
| "Paradiso" | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||||||||