I just saw this video on youtube. It's a video of an "Indo-Rock" band from the Netherlands called "The Tielman Brothers". This is from a live TV performance in 1960. Pretty cool.
Re: I've never heard of these guys.
Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2007 10:43 pm
by jps
Wow, that really was very cool! Ahead of their time in some respects.
Re: I've never heard of these guys.
Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2007 11:34 pm
by paologregorio
That was really cool! Here's a website with some interesting info I was able to find:
But there was a big Dutch connection.... " they were offered an extensive tour throughout Indonesia, but only on condition that they should change their Dutch nationality into Indonesian. In the opinion of Herman Tielman his children would have a better future in the Netherlands and in 1957 the family repatriated to Holland by boat. "
Boy, that's a great story! Could be the making of a potentially really good movie too. I wonder how much of their popularity had been impaired by simply being asian.
Re: I've never heard of these guys.
Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2007 2:11 am
by rictified
brammy wrote:"The Tielman Brothers" were originally from Indonesia:
But there was a big Dutch connection.... " they were offered an extensive tour throughout Indonesia, but only on condition that they should change their Dutch nationality into Indonesian. In the opinion of Herman Tielman his children would have a better future in the Netherlands and in 1957 the family repatriated to Holland by boat. "
