Indorock
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Indorock is a musical genre famous in the Netherlands and Europe.
[edit] History
In the mid-1950s a unique instrumental music genre arose from Dutch-Indonesian musicians who repatriated to the Netherlands due to Indonesian independence on December 29, 1949. They brought their tropical culture and a passionate love for the guitar. The guitar was imported to the Indian Archipelago by Portuguese explorers in the 14th Century. The traditional Portuguese song styles saudade and fado with guitar accompaniment later became krontjong (Malay) music. Krontjong is characterized by guitars which are talking to each other -- the guitarists play rhythmic and melodic parts by the feel. Aside from this musical baggage, the Indorock musicians had a predilection for Hawaiian music (also popular in the Netherlands). They also knew the American country & western and the hot rock & roll repertoire from the radio stations in Indonesia via American (AFN) stations from the Philippines and Australia.[1]
[edit] Musicians/Bands
- The (Real) Room Rockers (1957 - since 1959 The Hurricane Rollers)
- The Hot Jumpers (1958)
- The Bell Boys (later: The Black Dynamites)
- The Rhythm Stars
- Oety & his Real Rockers
- Electric Johnny & The Skyrockets
- The Rocking Diamonds and The Blue Eagles
- Tielman Brothers (Andy, Reggy, Ponthon and Loulou Tielman)
- The Javalins
[edit] References
[[Category:Indonesian styles of music
