Dieter van der Westen Dieter van der Westen Amsterdam Dieter van der Westen is an Amsterdam based singer songwriter, composer and music producer from The Netherlands active in the field of World and Americana. His second solo album titled "Old oak tree" was released in the spring of 2016 and includes ten brand new tracks. Inspired by World and Americana musicians and artists, he started ten years ago to write and record his own songs. His first album Save my memories' was released in 2008. Songs from the album were broadcasted on Dutch national and local radio and were also used for documentaries. Dieter uses preferably acoustic instruments in his music. The lyrics are associative and partly autobiographical, the melodies are simple and pure. Dieter is also one of the driving forces behind the North African musicgroup KASBA with which he is internationally active in Europe, Africa and South America and with which he had two nr 1 hitsingles in the North African music charts. In the Netherlands Dieter worked with local known artists like Thé Lau, Blof, Paul de Leeuw, Frank Boeijen, Ali B, Eric Vloeimans, Gerard van Maasakkers, Eric Vloeimans, Astrid Nijgh and the Grammy award winning Metropole Orchestra. Dieter van der Westen’s tracks 12 - On My Way by Dieter van der Westen published on 2022-07-26T08:45:43Z 11 - At Least The Music Was Live by Dieter van der Westen published on 2022-07-26T08:45:46Z 10 - Still Crazy by Dieter van der Westen published on 2022-07-26T08:45:47Z 9 - No Time To Waste by Dieter van der Westen published on 2022-07-26T08:45:48Z 8 - When Love Meets Hope by Dieter van der Westen published on 2022-07-26T08:45:48Z 7 - Don't Wait For My Money by Dieter van der Westen published on 2022-07-26T08:45:49Z 6 - Hold The Line by Dieter van der Westen published on 2022-07-26T08:45:51Z 5 - From Dusk Till Dawn by Dieter van der Westen published on 2022-07-26T08:45:51Z 4 - Homeward Bound by Dieter van der Westen published on 2022-07-26T08:45:52Z 3 - Bittersweet by Dieter van der Westen published on 2022-07-26T08:45:53Z