Doe Maar was a Dutch ska band with punk and reggae influences. Their career ran from 1978 to 1984 and they were one of the most successful pop bands in Dutch history. Doe Maar sang in Dutch and were therefore only popular in Dutch-speaking countries (the Netherlands, Belgium and the Netherlands Antilles).Doe Maar translates as Go Ahead, a phrase mostly used in a deprecatory, sulky manner. Early years Doe Maar were formed in 1978 as the resident band of that year's Festival of Fools. Afterwards the 10-piece line-up was reduced to four; Ernst Jansz (May 24 1948; keyboards, sax, percussion), Jan Hendriks (September 20 1949; guitar), Carel Copier (drums) and Piet Dekker (bass). In 1979 they appeared on a sampler-album (Uitholling Overdwars) made up of new bands singing in Dutch. They also released their self-titled debut on Telstar omitting the sampler-track Blozen (Blushing); the ska- and reggae-influence

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