Zwarte Riek
Zwarte Riek
Genres: dutch, nederlands, mokum
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About Zwarte Riek
'Zwarte Riek' (Hendrika Elisabeth Jansen, born Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 8 Oct 1924 - died 21 Jan 2016) was a singer of popular folk/croon repertoire in the Dutch language. Nicknamed 'The Princess of the Jordaan' (the Jordaan being a popular neighborhood in central Amsterdam), she enjoyed her greatest succes in the 1950s. Her most famous tune is Mijn wiegie was een stijfselkissie ('My cradle was a starch box'). Under her real name, Rika Jansen, she recorded the Dutch classic 'Amsterdam huilt (waar het eens heeft gelachen)' ('Amsterdam cries (where it once laughed)'). Zwarte Riek died in January 2016, aged 91.
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