Zki & Dobri
Encyclopedia
Zki & Dobre are a Dutch
house music
duo from Haarlem
, Netherlands
. They comprise Gaston Steenkist ("Dobre") and René ter Horst ("DJ Zki"). They have produced multiple dance
hits
under various group names since the early 1990s.
. It hit #1 on the US
Billboard
Hot Dance Club Play
chart in 1993 and made a brief appearance on the US Billboard Hot 100
chart
, peaking at #71. After being re-released in late 1993, it reached #5 in the UK Singles Chart
.
In 1995, Simply Red
sampled "Give It Up" for their UK #1 hit "Fairground
". The Goodmen were credited for the sample, and Mendes was also given credit as the performer of "Fanfarra", the original source of the Goodmen's track.
After "Give It Up" the duo had big success with a number of other tracks under different monikers, such as Tomba Vira, Basco, René Et Gaston, Jark Prongo, Fresh Tunes and Klatsch. In 2001, they returned to the US dance chart under the artist names of Chocolate Puma (with which they had a UK #6 hit with "I Wanna Be U"), Rhythmkillaz, Riva, and Tomba Vira.
Dutch people
The Dutch people are an ethnic group native to the Netherlands. They share a common culture and speak the Dutch language. Dutch people and their descendants are found in migrant communities worldwide, notably in Suriname, Chile, Brazil, Canada, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, and the United...
house music
House music
House music is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in Chicago, Illinois, United States in the early 1980s. It was initially popularized in mid-1980s discothèques catering to the African-American, Latino American, and gay communities; first in Chicago circa 1984, then in other...
duo from Haarlem
Haarlem
Haarlem is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands. It is the capital of the province of North Holland, the northern half of Holland, which at one time was the most powerful of the seven provinces of the Dutch Republic...
, Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
. They comprise Gaston Steenkist ("Dobre") and René ter Horst ("DJ Zki"). They have produced multiple dance
Dance music
Dance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. It can be either a whole musical piece or part of a larger musical arrangement...
hits
Hit record
A hit record is a sound recording, usually in the form of a single or album, that sells a large number of copies or otherwise becomes broadly popular or well-known, through airplay, club play, inclusion in a film or stage play soundtrack, causing it to have "hit" one of the popular chart listings...
under various group names since the early 1990s.
Career
As the Goodmen, their biggest hit was "Give It Up", a house music track based upon samba styled percussion and the simple, repeating vocal line of the song title. The percussion was inspired by an earlier recording by Sérgio MendesSergio Mendes
Sérgio Santos Mendes is a Brazilian musician. He has released over thirty-five albums, and plays bossa nova heavily crossed with jazz and funk....
. It hit #1 on the US
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Hot Dance Club Play
Hot Dance Club Play
The Hot Dance Club Songs chart is a weekly national survey of the songs that are most popular in U.S. dance clubs...
chart in 1993 and made a brief appearance on the US Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
chart
Record chart
A record chart is a ranking of recorded music according to popularity during a given period of time. Examples of music charts are the Hit parade, Hot 100 or Top 40....
, peaking at #71. After being re-released in late 1993, it reached #5 in the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
.
In 1995, Simply Red
Simply Red
Simply Red were a British soul band that sold more than 50 million albums over a 25-year career. Their style drew influences from blue-eyed soul, new romantic, rock, reggae and jazz...
sampled "Give It Up" for their UK #1 hit "Fairground
Fairground (Simply Red song)
"Fairground" is a 1995 single released by Simply Red from the album Life. The song contains a sample of The Goodmen's "Give It Up".-Video:...
". The Goodmen were credited for the sample, and Mendes was also given credit as the performer of "Fanfarra", the original source of the Goodmen's track.
After "Give It Up" the duo had big success with a number of other tracks under different monikers, such as Tomba Vira, Basco, René Et Gaston, Jark Prongo, Fresh Tunes and Klatsch. In 2001, they returned to the US dance chart under the artist names of Chocolate Puma (with which they had a UK #6 hit with "I Wanna Be U"), Rhythmkillaz, Riva, and Tomba Vira.
Singles
- 1993: "Give It Up" UKUK Singles ChartThe UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
#5, NL #6, U.S. #71 - 1994: "Damn Woman" NL #36
- 1995: "Huh!"
Singles
- 2001: "I Wanna Be U" UK #6
- 2009: "Disco Electrique" (vs. Bingo Players)
- 2009: "Always and Forever"
- 2009: "Touch Me" (vs. Bingo Players)
Singles
- 1999: "Movin' Thru Your System" (as Jark Prongo) UK #58
- 2001: "Wack Ass MF" (as Rhythmkillaz) UK #32
- 2001: "The Sound of: Oh Yeah" (as Tombra Vira) UK #51
- 2001: "Who Do You Love Now?Who Do You Love Now?"Who Do You Love Now?" is a trance song performed by Australian singer Dannii Minogue and Dutch dance DJs Zki & Dobri, performing under the group name Riva.Originally released only as a single, it was later included on Minogue's album Neon Nights...
" (as Riva; featuring Dannii MinogueDannii MinogueDanielle Jane "Dannii" Minogue is an Australian singer-songwriter, actress, television personality, radio personality, fashion designer and model...
) UK #3