Normaal is a rock band from the Netherlands, more specifically from the Achterhoek region, who sing in Achterhooks, a local variety of the Low Saxon language group. Bennie Jolink, who was an Arts education student stationed in Amsterdam in the 1970s, started the band in 1975 as a reaction to disco and glamrock, in addition to the overall Dutch snobbery towards people from the Low Saxon-speaking regions, and use of the English language by many other Dutch artists. The band has since gained nation...
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