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The Tielman Brothers is a band from Indonesia. Their music is rock and roll, but the people in the Netherlands used to call them indorock music, a blend of Indonesian and Western music, and has roots in Keroncong. The Tielman Brothers is a Dutch-Indonesian band who managed to enter the first international in the 1950s. They are one of the pioneers of rock and roll in the Netherlands. The band is quite famous in Europe, long before The Beatles and The Rolling Stones.
The Tielman Brothers has appeared at the State Palace in front of President Soekarno. They are the children of Herman Tielman from Kupang and Flora Lorine Hess from Semarang. Their recording career began when Tielman family emigrated in 1957 and settled in Breda, The Netherlands. The Tielman Brothers name better known in Europe, particularly Holland. In Indonesia alone, the name of The Tielman Brothers is still a foreign name, a fact which is unfortunate.
The Tielman Brothers believed to first introduce rock music before the Beatles. Action stage they are known are always attractive and entertaining. They appear, bouncing, rolling, and featuring guitar, bass, and drums are captivating. Andy Tielman, the frontman, even believed to have popularized the attractions of playing guitar with his teeth, behind the head or behind the body long before Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page or Ritchie Blackmore.