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The Black Dynamites

12+ albums
AllIndo RockRock 'n' RollSurfrockabilly

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One of the legends of the indo rock style, the Black Dynamites started somewhere in the mid 50's and were best known for their raw musical sound and on stage energy combined with crazy showtimes. The band recorded their legendary first instrumental single Ready To Rock (b/w Gone Gone Away) in 1959 for the Delahaye record company. They became very populair and headlined the famous Dutch Muziek Expres festivals. They also released a second single in 1960, Brush Those Tears/Lonely Cissy (which was also released on Top Rank records). The Black Dynamites left Holland in april 1960 to play the many German rock & roll clubs in cities like Frankfurt, Hamburg (the city were the Beatles also once started playing), Hanau, Berlin, Mannheim, etc. and from there started touring all over Europe, visiting such countries as France, Scandinavia (hello Ole!), Belgium (where they also recorded some records in Brussels for the Show Records label), Switserland, Marocco, Spain, etc. In Spain they recorded the classic track Olé, Cordobes! for their first Polydor e.p. called Los Indonesios. The Black Dynamites starred in movies/recorded soundtracks with superstars such as Concha Velasco, Rocio Durcal and Claudine Coppin. They also won the 1st prize at the Festival De Leon. The Festival De Leon was broadcasted nationally on TVE and thanks to that the Black Dynamites would gain huge populairity. Meanwhile they started touring intensively all over the country performing in such cities as Malaga, Torrem

top songs

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I Aint Gonna Be Your Low Down Dog No More

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Brush Those Tears

46
3

Ready To Rock

46
4

Mojo Workout

28
5

Giddy Up A Ding Dong

24
6

Forty Days (to Come Back Home)

24
7

Farewell My Indonesian Girl

22
8

Are You Ready To Indo Rock

20
9

Lonely Cissy

19
10

Hör Mein Lied Violetta

19

albums

Best of (1960-1964)

Best of (1960-1964)

Rockin' Ramona (Orig.1957-64 Indo Rock)

Rockin' Ramona (Orig.1957-64 Indo Rock)

Are You Ready To Indo Rock

Are You Ready To Indo Rock

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Are You Ready to Indorock

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Indo Rock the Story Of

Rockin' Ramona

Rockin' Ramona

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Hot Rock 'N Roll Summer Nights 2015 - (Sixties Revival)

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De Rock 'n Roll Methode 14 (Indo Rock)

The Black Dynamites

The Black Dynamites

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Rockin' Ramona (Orig. 1957-1963 Indo Rock)

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The Very Best Of Indo Rock

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Indorock Instrumentals & Rarities Prebeat

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