Landmark
De Pijp
De Pijp, Amsterdam
Vibrant, multicultural neighbourhood of working-class origins, known for its daily street market and bohemian character.
This guide to De Pijp in Amsterdam follows André Hazes, born on these streets in 1951, discovered singing among the Albert Cuyp market stalls as a boy by comedian Johnny Kraaykamp, who arranged his television debut before he was ten. It traces the quiet two decades that followed - factory jobs, market stalls, ordinary work - before a song he wrote in 1976 for someone else changed his fortunes.
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