RECOGNITION & ROOTS
The contribution of musicians from the Indonesian archipelago to the development of popular music culture in the Netherlands
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1558/prbt.v2i3.28779Keywords:
krontjong, Hawaiian music, IndorockAbstract
This article sheds some light on three genres of music with mainly non-Asian roots: krontjong, Hawaiian and Indorock. The first two were particularly popular in Indonesia in the years before (and immediately following) independence. Migrants from the newly independent Indonesia, or 'repatriants' as they were called in the 1950s, brought these styles with them to the Netherlands as part of their cultural heritage. The third style - lndorock - was created in the Netherlands by former inhabitants of the Indonesian archipelago. All three are still being practiced in the Netherlands, all three sound familiar to western ears and have a certain eastern flavour.
References
(English Language Publications):
Gelman Taylor, J (1983) The Social World of Batavia, University of Wisconsin Press
Mutsaers, L (1990) 'Indorock: An Early Eurorock Style', Popular Music v9n3
Weller, D & Berger, J (1994) 'Billboard's Spotlight On Hawaiian Music' Billboard 3014194
Wittermans, T ( 1955): Social Organization among Ambonese Refugees in Holland [doctoral thesis London School of Economics] (published in 1991 by Het Spinhuis, Amsterdam)
(Dutch Language publications):
Knoth, R & Steenmeyer, J. (1993) Nederlandse Pophelden Gefotografeeerd, Amsterdam: Luytingh Sijthof (A book of photographs with comments edited by Mutsaers, L)
Moller, A (1987) Batavia, a swinging town! Dansorkesten en Jazzbands in Batavia, 1922-1949, The Hague: Moesson
Mutsaers, L (1989) Rockin' Ramona , The Hague: SDU
-(1992) Haring & Hawaii, Amsterdam: Stichting Popmuziek Nederland
