Biography
Los Indonesios were essentially the same Dutch rock 'n roll group as The Black Dynamites, who were part of the so-called 'Indorock' wave: early rock 'n roll in The Netherlands played by boys with Indonesian roots (in many cases they were born in Indonesia when it was still a Dutch colony: the Dutch East Indies).
As rock 'n roll was brushed aside by the 'beat boom' of the mid-1960s, The Black Dynamites participated in a talent show on Spanish TV. They made an impression, landed a Spanish record deal, but their label suggested they change their name into Los Indonesios for the Spanish market.
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As Los Indonesios the band had a few succesful years: 'Twistin' con Los Indonesios' was a succesful single, they toured the whole country, even did a tour of Morocco and starred in a few Spanish rock 'n roll films.
In the 1970s they moved to South Africa in an attempt to repeat their Spanish success over there (which they didn't).
Biography text from Last.fm, available under CC BY-SA.