Also known as Les Chakachas, Los Chakachas, or Los Chicles,[citation needed] they were formed by bandleader Gaston Bogaerts, percussion (conga and tumba);[1] Kari Kenton, vocals and maracas; Vic Ingeveldt (a Dutchman from Liège), saxophone; Charlie Lots, trumpet; Christian Marc, piano; Henri Breyre, guitar and backing vocals; and Bill Raymond, bass guitar.
[2] Although they issued numerous recordings, they are best remembered as a one-hit wonder for their hit disco single "Jungle Fever" from 1971,[1][3] which sold over one million copies in the United States, and was awarded a gold disc by the R.I.A.A.
[2] The song was featured in the movie Boogie Nights and on the Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas soundtrack, being played on fictional radio station Master Sounds 98.3.
It was sampled on the songs "Put Her in the Buck" on the As Nasty as They Wanna Be album by 2 Live Crew, "Rock Freak" on Natural Ingredients by Luscious Jackson, Ambassador's "Honor and Glory", Antoinette's "I Got an Attitude", Beatnuts' "Story 2000", CEO's "Hit Me with the Beat", and Public Enemy's "Cold Lampin' with Flavor".
More recently, Louie Vega used the track as the basis for a remix incorporating new vocals by American poet Ursula Rucker on The Elements of Life (2004).