The Legend of The Tielman Brothers

From Indonesia: The oldest rock band in the world

The Tielman Brothers were the first Dutch-Indonesian band that successfully went

 international in the 1950s.

 They were one of the pioneers of rock and roll in The Netherlands. The band was 

quite famous in Europe, long before The Beatles and The Rolling Stones. 

Their music was called Indorock, a fusion of Indonesian and Western music, and has

 roots in Kroncong.

The story of THE TIELMAN BROTHERS begin in Surabaya, Indonesia. 

where the 4 little brothers Tielman and little sister Jane started performing together in 

1945 folk  songs and traditional dances.

 Father Herman a captain and later quartermaster in the KNIL (Royal Dutch

 Indonesian Army) and he had stayed in a Japanese concentration camp.

 He owned a house in Surabaya and started to play music together with his friends.

 Herman Tielman was a gifted all round musician and he was the one that supplied

 Reggy, Ponthon, Andy, Loulou and Jane with their rich musical luggage. 

From the started Ponthon wanted to play the big double bass. Reggy wanted to play

 banjo and little Loulou was fond of the drums. Andy learned to play lead guitar. 

During their first performance during a house party they surprised their fathers friends

 with difficult numbers like Tiger Rag and 12th Street Rag.

Gigs followed at several private parties in Soerbaya. It went fast and within half a year

 they went on tour as THE TIMOR RHYTHN BROTHERS -Timor is the island, where

 the Tielman family inherited from - along the camps of the Dutch soldiers. 

There after they received offers from the NIWIM (National Effort Welfare Indonesia)

 and together with famous Dutch artists like De Wama’s, the Ramblers and the

 Skymasters they toured along the major cities of Indonesia.

 Their shows consisted of music and dances from all over the Indonesian islands

 including corresponding costumes and ritual attributes like war spears and swords. 

During these shows father Herman Tielman joined in on guitar mother Flora took care

 for the general presentation.

On the 29th December 1949 the official independence proclamation of Indonesia took

 place. The Tielman family now performed for the Indonesians. 

They even performed in the palace of president Soekarno in Djakarta. When they 

grew older they started to cover the top hits in perfect close harmony. 

In 1951 they were introduced to Guitar Boogie of Arthur Smith. Andy later told in an

 interview:

 ‘this was the first song which my brothers and I converted into rock ‘n roll by

 adding drums to it’.

 Later they started playing number of Les Paul, Elvis Presley, Little Richard, Bill Haley, 

Fats Domino, Chuck Berry and Gene Vincent. 

Andy also played together with Dolf de Vries in the band THE STARLIGHTS 

in Djakarta. Also on Sumatra he played without his brothers in the Hawaiian band of 

Freddy Wehner....more story about the Tielman Brothers


History

The Timor Rhythm Brothers (1945-1957)

Reggy Tielman (banjo, guitar, vocal)- Surabaya, 20 May 1933

Ponthon Tielman (double bass, guitar, vocal)- 4 August 1934 - 29 April 2000

Andy Tielman (guitar, vocal)– 30 May 1936

Loulou Tielman (Herman Lawrence)(drum, vocal)– 30 october 1938 - 4 August 1994

Jane Tielman (Janette Loraine)(vocal)- 17 August 1940 - 25 juni 1993.

The Four Tielman Brothers - The 4 T's (1957-1959)

Andy Tielman (lead guitar, vocal)

Reggy Tielman (2nd lead guitar, vocal)

Ponthon Tielman (double bass, vocal)

Loulou Tielman (drums, vocal).




The Tielman Brothers (1960-1963)

Andy Tielman (lead guitar, vocal)

Reggy Tielman (2nd lead guitar, vocal)

Franky Luyten (rhytm guitar, vocal)

Ponthon Tielman (bass guitar, 6 string bass, vocal)

Loulou Tielman (drum, vocal)




The Tielman Brothers (1963-1964)


Andy Tielman (lead guitar, vocal)


Alphonse Faverey (lead guitar) ex-stringers to The Four Beat Breakers > 

The Time Breakers


Reggy Tielman (2nd lead guitar, 6 string bass, vocal)


Franky Luyten (rhythm guitar, vocal) to The Four Beat Breakers > The Time Breakers


Ponthon Tielman (bass guitar, 6 string bass, vocal)to Tielman Royal; afterwards back to

 Indonesia


Loulou Tielman (drum, vocal)

Jane Tielman (vocal)




The Tielman Brothers (1964-1969)

Andy Tielman (lead guitar, vocal)

Reggy Tielman (2nd lead guitar, 6 string bass,vocal)

Hans Bax (rhythm guitar, vocal)

Robby Latuperisa (bass, guitar, 6 string bass)

Loulou Tielman (drum, vocal)

Jane Tielman (vocal)




Andy Tielman and his Indonesians (1969-1971)


Andy Tielman (lead guitar, vocal)

Reggy Tielman (2nd lead guitar, 6 string bass, vocal)


Rob Latuperisa (bass guitar, 6 string bass)


Loulou Tielman (drum, vocal)


Benny Heynen (tenor saxophone, rhythm guitar)


Leo Masengi (tenor saxophone, rhythm guitar)ex-The High Five




Andy Tielman & The Tielman Brothers Eddy Chatelin (guitar, vocal)


Reggy Tielman (2nd lead guitar, rhythm guitar)


Maurice de la Croix (rhythm guitar)


Leo Masengi (tenor saxophone, rhythm guitar)

Rob Latuperisa (bass guitar)


Benny Heynen (tenor saxophone, trompet, guitar)


Loulou Tielman (drum, vocal).




Discography


FOUR TIELMAN BROTHERS


1958 Rock Little Baby Of Mine / You're Still The One (Fernap FP 5001)

THE TIELMAN BROTHERS SINGLES:

1959 Record Hop / Swing It Up (Imperial HI 1026)


1960 My Maria / You're Still The One (Imperial HI 1032)


1960 Black Eyes / Rock Littie Baby (Imperial HI 1033)


1960 18th Century Rock / Pretend (Imperial HI 1049)


1960 18th Century Rock / Pretend (Capitol 4569) USA


1960 I Can't Forget You / AAA (Imperial HI 1060)


1961 April In Paris / 0 Rosalie (Imperial HI 1203)


1962 Java Guitars / Warum Weinst Du Kleine Tamara (Ariola AT 10032)


1962 In The Mood / Sunday (ooit uitgebracht?)


1962 Tahiti Jungle / Fern Am Amazones (Ariola AT 45366)


1963 Little Hanschen Twist / Twistin'The Carioca (Ariola AT 10484)


1965 Little Girl / Yes I'm In Love (Ariola AT 18054)

1965 Love So True / Don't Go Away (Ariola AT 18056)


1965 Maria / Marabunta (Ariola ANG 10004)


1965 Exodus / Real Love (Ariola ANG 10006)


1965 White Christmas / I Wonder (Ariola ANG 10007)


1965 Little Lovely Lady / Warte Ab Darling Rosmarie


1966 Hello Catharina / Say You're Mine (Ariola AT 18276)


1966 No One But You / You Are The One (Ariola AT 18278)


1966 Maria / I Wonder (Ariola AT 18614)


1966 Exodus / White Christmas (Ariola AT 18654)


1966 Michelle / Du Gehst Vor,ber (Ariola AT 18768)


1966 Wanderer Ohne Ziel / Viel Zu Spat (Ariola AT 18898)


1966 You Got To Much Going For Love / Can't Help Falling In Love


1967 Little Bird / Gone For Good (Delta DS 1263)


1967 Little Bird / Gone For Good (Vogue DV 14696)


1967 Little Bird / She's Gone For Good (Rainwood R-807) USA


1968 I Can't Help Falling In Love / Goodbye Mama (Delta DS 1271)


1968 Absence / Little Dog (Injection TAR 61012)


1968 Nina Don't Go / Maria My Love (Imperial TAR 61013)


1968 Nanana Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye / It's Magic In You Girl

 (Fontana YF 278838)


1970 Manolito / Unter'm Bambus Von Trinidad


1971 Say A Simple Word / Summer Without You


1972 Poor People / Forever And Evermore (met Jane Tielman)(Negram NG 309)


1972 With Your Help / Tell Me Your Name (Injection 134548)


1973 Hey Hey / I'm A Stranger In My Land (Negram NG 329)


1975 Hey Hey / I'm A Stranger In My Land (heruitgave)(Negram NG 2013)

1975 Goodbye Mama / Country Girl


1976 Rip It Up / Move It (Philips 6012641)


1980 Jesus / Part 2 (Killroy KR 2894 KL)


1980 Jesus / Part 2 (12-inch disco version)(Killroy KR 119504 KL)


1981 Little Bird / Poor People (EMI 5 006-26704)


1981 Cheryl Moana Marie / Blue Bayou


1991 Black Eyes Rock / Rollin' Rock

The oldest castle fortress in Indonesia

Benteng-benteng Tertua di Indonesia

10. Fort Pendem (1887 AD)

Adjacent to teh Teluk Penyu Beach you can find an underground fort built by the 

Dutch around the 19th

 century (1887).It was built as to inspect the marine traffic in the Indian Ocean 

especially the military. There

 are inter related channels and wide room inside. Pendem Fort has 14 military sheds 

which each shed can

 hold one army team.It is also facilitated with a tunnel consist of 4 entrances gates 

protected with six cannons

9. Fort du Bus (1828 AD)

Dutch formally proclaim the south west coast as a Netherlands possession. Dutch 

goverment post and

 colony named Merkusoord established on Triton Bay. Fort du Bus was built of stone

 and named after the

 Belgian Viscount du Bus de Ghisignies, Governer-General of the Dutch East Indies.

8. Fort de Kock (1825 AD)

The city was known as Fort de Kock during colonial times in reference to the Dutch 

outpost established here

 in 1825 during the Padri War. The fort was founded by Captain Bauer at the top of 

Jirek hill and later 

named after the then Lieutenant Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies, Hendrik 

Merkus de Kock. The

 first road connecting the region with the west coast was built between 1833 and 1841

 via the Anai Gorge,

 easing troop movements, cutting the costs of transportation and providing an economic

 stimulus for the 

agricultural economy. In 1856 a teacher-training college (Kweekschool) wasfounded in

 the city, the first in

 Sumatra, as part of a policy to provide educational opportunities to the indigenous 

population. A rail line

 connecting the city with Payakumbuh and Padang was constructed between 1891 and

 1894.

During the Japanese occupation of Indonesia in World War II, the city was the 

headquarters for the 

Japanese 25th Army, the force which occupied Sumatra. The headquarters was moved

 to the city in April 

1943 from Singapore, and remained until the Japanese surrender in August 1945.

7. Fort Victoria in Ambon (1775 AD)

Fort Victoria, Ambon, was built in the seventeenth century and is located near the beach. It was the 

residence of the military camander of the mollucas, Fort Victoria houses military until today.

6. Fort Vastenberg (1745 AD)

FORMERLY, this building was called Grootmoedigheid and was built by General Baron Van Imhoff in 

1745 as the fort of the Dutch Indie army for the central Java territory. This fort was built in the middle of the

 town, close to the Kasunanan palace, so that the army could easily watch the movements inside the palace.

 This fort was closely related to the residence of the Dutch governor.

This building lies in the same ground as the residence buildings of the high rank army officers.

5. Fort Malborough (1714 AD)

The British East India Company established a long-running pepper-trading center and garrison at Bengkulu

 (Bencoolen) in 1685. In 1714 the British built Fort Marlborough in the city; the fort still stands. The trading 

post was never financially profitable for the British, hampered by a location Europeans foundunpleasant, and,

 more importantly, an inability to find sufficient pepper to buy.

Despite these difficulties, the British persisted, maintaining the presence there for 150 years before ceding it

 to the Dutch as part of the Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1824 to focus attention on Malacca. Like the rest of

 present-day Indonesia, Bengkulu remained a Dutch colony until after World War II.

During Sukarno's imprisonment by the Dutch in the early 1930s, the future first president of Indonesia lived

 briefly in Bengkulu. Here he met his wife, Fatmawati, who gave him several children, the most famous being

 the first female President of Indonesia, Megawati Sukarnoputri.

Bengkulu lies near the Sunda Fault and is prone to earthquakes and tsunamis. In June 2000 a quake caused

 damage and the death of at least 100 people. A recent report predicts that Bengkulu is "at risk of inundation

 over the next fewdecades from undersea earthquakes predicted along the coast of Sumatra"

A series of earthquakes struck Bengkulu during September, 2007, killing 13 people.

4. Fort Rotterdam (1667 AD)

Said to be one of the best preserved Dutch buildings in Indonesia, Fort Rotterdam was

 built around 1667 on

 the site of a Gowanese fort built 100 years before. The black stone walls have been

 partly restored, as have  most of the buildings within.

Inside the fort is a small museum with an eclectic collection of cultural artefacts from

 South Sulawesi.

 The  museum is only open Tuesday to Sunday mornings, from 8:00 to 12:30. The fort

 is open every day from

 8:00 to 18:00. A 'donation' is expected to gain entry. About 10,000 Rupiah (10,000.00

 IDR) is enough.

3. Fort Potugis (1632 AD)

Portuguese fort which is located 45 Km north of Jepara town became one of mainstay attractions Jepara 

regency.

Viewed from the side of this fort was geographically very strategic for

 militarypurposes. The fort was built  over a rock hill lane just in front of the sea and

 Mondoliko Island.

In 1619, the city Jayakarta / Sunda Kelapa entered the Dutch East India Company, and 

currently the Sunda

 Kelapa was renamed Batavia regarded as the beginning of the growing Imperialist

 colonization by the Dutch

 in Indonesia. Sultan Agung of Mataram king had sensed the danger of his situation

 falls into the hands of the

 city Jayakarta Netherlands. Sultan Agung to the army preparing to expel the Dutch.

King of Mataram determination was carried out respectively in the year 1628 and year 

1629 that ended with

 the defeat on the part of Jepara Mataram. This incident makes Sultan Agung think 

that the Dutch East India

 Company could only be defeated by land and sea attacks simultaneously, but 

Mataram not have a strong

 navy, and need the help of a third party who is also at odds with the VOC of the 

Portuguese Nation.

Cooperation agreement between Mataram and the Portuguese to be held and the

 early stages of putting

 troops on the Portuguese fort built by Mataram in 1632. The fort is very effective to

 keep the shipping traffic

 into the city of Jepara who became the main Airport of Mataram for exports and

 imports.

Reality Mataram and Portuguese co-operation can not be realized for the purpose 

expelled the Dutch in

 Batavia, even in 1642 the Portuguese moved out of the fort because of Malacca as the

 main cities in

 Southeast Asia Portuguese precisely captured by the Dutch in 1641.

2. Fort Belgica (1611 AD)

Fort Belgica, one of many forts built by the Dutch East India Company, is located in

 the Banda Islands,

 Maluku Province, and is one of the largest remaining European forts in Indonesia.

Constructed in 1611, the fort was an important defensive structurecommanding over the 

bay of Bandanaira

. Its construction gave the Dutch an edge over other colonial powers in the area, and

 still remains the larges

t extant structure on the Banda Islands.

1. Keraton - Buton Hill Fort (1597 AD)

The Keraton which overlooks the town of Bau-Bau is said to be the largest walled fort in the world. It is the

 site where the old Butonese Monarchy lived and ruled from. You can walk around the 

great walls which are

 still standing today and take in the great views out over the coastal town of Bau-Bau. 

It is possible to visit

 the Keraton museum within the fort and explore the little pathways which run 

through the small villages

 within the fort whilst soaking up the relaxed village culture