The Tielman Brothers was the first Dutch-Indonesian band to successfully venture into the international music scene in the 1950s.

The band became famous in Europe for playing a kind of rock and roll later called Indorock, a fusion of Indonesian and Western music with roots in Kroncong.

The founders of the band are the children of Herman Tielman from Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), Eastern Indonesia and Flora Lorine Hess: Andy (vocals, guitar), Reggy (guitar), Ponthon (bass), and Loulou Tielman (drums).

The band received there a fee of 20,000 guilders to perform for a month, and Ariola released records especially for the German market.

The Tielman Brothers also performed in Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, France, Italy and Sweden.

The band got little attention from the Dutch media: a performance on the TV program Avro Weekend Show in January 1960 was criticized because they incorporated a Mozart melody (Piano Sonata No.

Luyten and Alfons Faverey left the Tielman Brothers in 1964 to form the rhythm & blues band The Time Breakers.

The move possibly came about from what they felt was racism and them not getting due credit for their efforts in the music business.