Aunt Lien is by far the best known of all the characters that Wieteke van Dort played. The actress who became known for her roles in television programs such as , and stepped into the skin of the Indian aunt in 1975. This CD looks back on the songs that Van Dort sang as Tante Lien in, for example, the (1978-1981) and also adds more recent work. Songs about the Indo culture and nostalgia for the
… Dutch East Indies of the past. The great thing about this collection is that the nine new songs are in no way inferior to the now classic songs Arm Den Haag, Afscheid Van Indië and Geef Mij Maar Nasi Goreng. Even for people who have no ties with the Dutch East Indies or present-day Indonesia, it is audible how deep Van Dort's love for Indian culture is. Van Dort has been aunt Lien for forty years, but her alter ego has lost none of its strength. (JE)more
