Ernst Gideon Jansz (born May 24, 1948 in
Amsterdam
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) is one of the founding members and frontmen of
Doe Maar
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. Doe Maar is a Dutch 1980s
ska
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reggae
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band, and is considered one of the most successful bands in Dutch pop history.
His father, born in
Semarang
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on
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, is an
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-Indonesian), who went to the Netherlands in 1932 after finishing his study at the
Batavia
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HBS to continue his higher education there. Once
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Germany invaded the Netherlands his father was involved in the Dutch resistance movement, until he was captured and interned in a German concentration camp. After the war he became one of the few Indo advocates for an independent Indonesia. In his view the principle of liberty and independence applied to both situations: Dutch independence from Nazi Germany and Indonesian independence from the colonial Netherlands.
Much of the literary work of the author Jansz is based on his Indo identity and his fathers' heritage.
In 1997 Jansz married actress , the mother of his two youngest children. He has a (step)daughter from a previous marriage. He lives with his family in
Neerkant, the Netherlands.
Music
Together with
Henny Vrienten
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, Jansz wrote the majority of the Doe Maar-songs and alternated as lead vocalists. He was originally asked to be the band's keyboardist, and played synthesizer on many songs. His Indo background has influenced much of his work (for Doe Maar), particularly "Rumah Saya" (My House or My Home), which he wrote and recorded in 1980 for ''Skunk'', one of the best-sold albums in Dutch pop history. In the song he describes that he fits in with neither Dutch nor Indonesian culture fully.
''No mountains at the horizon, in this land of my birth. ..And then I long for the land of my father. But also there I will be a stranger. ..Rumah saya dimana? (Wheres my home?)'' Song lyrics by Ernst Jansz, 1981.
Doe Maar broke into superstardom in 1982, making both Jansz and Vrienten the perfect pop-idols in their mid-thirties. Overexposure caused them to break up two years later. Ernst Jansz returned to folk band
CCC Inc
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and did other projects as a sideman and a solo-artist. In 1995 he rejoined singer-/songwriter
Boudewijn de Groot
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's backing band.
In 2000 Doe Maar released one last album and continued to play occasional reunion-shows.
Books and albums
Ernst Jansz has written three semi-autobiographical books: ''Gideons droom'' (Gideon's Dream, 1983) ''De Overkant'' (The Other Side, 1985), and ''Molenbeekstraat (Een liefdeslied 1948 – 1970)'' (Molenbeekstraat: a lovesong 1948–1970), 2006). The latter two share their titles with Jansz' solo-albums. ''Gideons droom'' is about a second-generation Indo (Indo-European) Dutchman like himself; ''De Overkant'' is a three-part book dealing with letters between Jansz and his family (especially his father), the life of his mother, and an account of his trip to Indonesia. ''Molenbeekstraat'' covers his early life and mixes in songtext from the ''Molenbeekstraat'' album.
Discography
Soloalbums
* 1999 – De Overkant
* 2006 – Molenbeekstraat
CCC inc.
* 1970 – To Our Grandchildren
* 1971 – Watching The Evening Sun
* 1973 – Castle in Spain
* 1975 – CCC Forever
* 1984 – Van Beusekom
* 1990 – Speed & Intensity
* 2000 – Jan
* 2007 – 1967–2007 (Box)
Slumberlandband
* 1975 – Slumberlandband
Doe Maar
Studioalbums
* 1979 – Doe Maar
* 1981 – Skunk
* 1982 – Doris Day & Andere Stukken
* 1983 – 4us
* 2000 – Klaar
Dub-album
* 1982 – Doe de Dub (Dub-version of 'Doris Day')
Live-albums
* 1983 – Lijf aan Lijf
* 1995 – Het Afscheidsconcert (incl. video)
* 2000 – Hees van Ahoy (incl. DVD)
De Gevestigde Orde
One off project by the Dutch Pop music foundation: Ernst Jansz, Joost Belinfante, Doe Maar members (without Henny Vrienten) and Bram Vermeulen & his band.
* 1983 – De Gevestigde Orde (live-lp)
Rienne Va Plus
Trio: Ernst Jansz, Jan Hendriks and singer Rieany (Rienne) Janssen.
* 1990 – Rienne Va Plus
* 1992 – Money Makes Millionaires
Producer
* 1984 – Drie Heren – Ik Zag Drie Heren...
* 1985 – Blue Murder – La La Love
* 1985 – Claw Boys Claw – Indian Wallpaper
* 1986 – Blue Murder – Talk Talk Talk
* 1986 – Blue Murder – Stalking The Deerpark
* 1991 – Bram Vermeulen – Vriend En Vijand
* 1994 – Bram Vermeulen – Achter Mijn Ogen
* 1995 – Bram Vermeulen – Tijd/Vrije Tijd
* 1997 – Bram Vermeulen – Polonaise
* 1997 – Boudewijn de Groot – Een hele tour: Gent
* 1998 – Bram Vermeulen – Allemaal
* 2004 – Boudewijn de Groot – Eiland In De Verte
* 2005 – Boudewijn de Groot – Een Avond in Brussel, cd/DVD
* 2007 – Boudewijn de Groot – Lage Landen Tour, cd/DVD
Bibliography
* 1983 – Gideons Droom (novel)
* 1985 – De Overkant (novel)
* 2006 – Molenbeekstraat (novel)
References
External links
Official websiteRetrieved May 18, 2010
Retrieved May 18, 2010
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1948 births
Living people
Dutch musicians
20th-century Dutch novelists
20th-century Dutch male writers
21st-century Dutch novelists
Dutch male novelists
Dutch people of Indonesian descent
Indo people
Musicians from Amsterdam
Dutch people of Indo descent
21st-century Dutch male writers