Ernst Jansz

Ernst Jansz is best known as a founding member and frontman of Doe Maar, the influential Dutch ska and reggae outfit that dominated the Dutch pop landscape throughout the 1980s. The band’s energetic fusion of Caribbean rhythms with European pop sensibilities made them one of the most commercially successful acts in Dutch music history, earning them a devoted following across the Netherlands and beyond.

As a key creative force in Doe Maar, Jansz helped shape the band’s distinctive sound that blended upbeat ska grooves with reggae undertones and pop accessibility. Their infectious energy and genre-crossing approach influenced subsequent generations of Dutch musicians and remain essential listening for anyone exploring 1980s European pop and reggae-influenced music.