Post #457052 by Quiet Village Idiot on Fri, May 29, 2009 3:20 AM

I'm wondering about any of the surf bands in the early 1960s, too, if there may be some songs relating to Indonesia. I can't see why there would be. But then again, one never knows. Perhaps bigtikidude may know of one or two?

Might be another long shot, but have you investigated the so-called 'Indo-Rock' scene? This was the first wave of rock & roll in the Netherlands in the early 60s and, for some reason, there were a lot of young Indonesian kids involved, hence the name. The music was often Shadows-influenced twangy guitar instrumentals.

Here's a typical example:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eth_weFMBFw&feature=related