▁Dutch ▁Ant illes ), ▁Z om ba ▁was ▁widely ▁regarded ▁as ▁the ▁most ▁successful ▁of ▁the ▁independent ▁music ▁companies . ▁ ▁The ▁group ▁is ▁perhaps ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁its ▁role ▁in ▁developing ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁popular ▁forms ▁of ▁music , ▁such ▁as ▁hip - h op ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁and ▁the ▁te en ▁pop / boy ▁band ▁phenomen on ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁through ▁their ▁first ▁record ▁label ▁J ive , ▁though ▁they ▁have ▁also ▁had ▁substantial ▁activities ▁in ▁both ▁the ▁Christian ▁and ▁g ospel ▁music ▁field . ▁ ▁Cal der ▁and ▁Simon ▁both ▁served ▁as ▁CE Os ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁when ▁Cal der ▁bought ▁out ▁Simon ' s ▁share ▁and ▁ran ▁the ▁company ▁himself ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁B M G ▁purchased ▁the ▁company ▁and ▁subsequently ▁rest ruct ured ▁the ▁labels ▁under ▁the ▁um bre lla ▁company ▁Z om ba ▁Label ▁Group , ▁which ▁was ▁the ▁most ▁public ▁face ▁of ▁the ▁company . ▁ ▁The ▁label ▁group ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁parent ▁for ▁many ▁different ▁labels ▁including ▁J ive , ▁Sil vert one , ▁Vol cano ▁and ▁La Face . ▁ ▁Today , ▁the ▁only ▁Z om ba ▁labels ▁that ▁still ▁in ▁operation ▁are ▁So ▁So ▁Def ▁Record ings , ▁Music ▁for ▁Nations , ▁Sil vert one ▁and ▁Christian ▁focused ▁music ▁labels . ▁Big ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Z om ba ▁labels ▁were ▁absor bed ▁into ▁R CA