Republished with permission. Chapter 27 of the book: A Touch of Dutch. For the full pdf of the book click here.
Lou Casch, born Lodewyk Nanlohy, was an Ambonese guitarist whose career connects the former Netherlands East Indies with the emergence of Australian rock and roll. Best known for his work with Johnny O’Keefe and the Read more
Robert Pikler’s career connects the musical life of the Netherlands East Indies with Australia’s post-war concert halls. A Hungarian musician who worked in the Dutch colony and survived Japanese internment, he subsequently became an influential Read more
Egbert Adriaan van der Sluijs, known as Bert, was born in Sliedrecht on 20 September 1892. He was a son of Johannes Abraham van der Sluijs and Sija Helena de Lint. His varied working life Read more