Singer Ankie van der Pas (Delft, 1962) truly begins her musical career in the then women’s home on Molslaan. Mid eighties she is co-founder and lead singer of the eight-headed women’s soul ensemble, Mama’s Got a Headache but she also sings in the European tour of internationally acclaimed group, Flairck.
Pierre van Hauwe was a Dutch musician, composer and a music teacher. From 1946 he lived and worked in Delft, both as a teacher and a church musician in the former St. Hippolytus Church on Voorstraat. Until his retirement in 1982 he was director of the Stedelijke Muziekschool
Sven Figee is known to a larger audience through his many appearances on Dutch television show De Wereld Draait Door (The World Keeps Turning). He has a recording studio in Delft and in 2018 and 2019 he plays as a soloist with the Metropole Orkest, the Jazz Orchestra of the Concertgebouw and the Residentie Orkest.
In 2022 it will have been fifty years since Alquin released their debut album Marks. After this release, the band quickly acquires cult status and performs a lot at home as well as abroad. But despite small hits with ‘Wheelchair Groupie’ and ‘Fool In The Mirror’, the band fails to attain international success, leading to the band calling it quits in 1977.
The pop festival of Delft and the surrounding area. That’s Westerpop. On June 30, 2024, the popular event celebrated its 35th anniversary. From 1989 there were 30 editions, with top attractions from home and abroad. In September 2024 the board of Stichting Westerpop decided to ‘unplug’ Westerpop. A great loss for Delft and the musical scene.