Henrik Takkenberg
| Henrik Takkenberg | |
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Henrik Takkenberg, circa 1990
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Henrik Pieter Takkenberg |
| Also known as | Henrik T |
| Born |
August 23, 1967 Bogotá, Colombia |
| Died | November 25, 2006 (aged 39) Madrid, Spain |
| Genres |
Ambient Advertising Electronic Alternative rock film |
| Occupation(s) | musician, songwriter, producer |
| Instruments | Vocals, Shakuhachi, Flute, Saxophone, Guitar |
| Years active | 1986–2006 |
| Labels |
Sony BMG Subterfuge Café del Mar |
| Associated acts | Chambao, Cathy Claret |
| Notable instruments | |
| Shakuhachi | |
Henrik Takkenberg (August 23, 1967 – November 25, 2006) was a lead singer, songwriter, composer and producer who developed a new musical style he named Flamenco Chill.
He was the producer and a [1] member of the Spanish group Chambao (Sony BMG) and produced Cathy Claret on the album Sambisarane (Subterfuge Records). The fusion of electronic ambient sounds with Flamenco, transformed the interpretation of this traditional Spanish music and met with popular success.
His profound knowledge of ethnic, classical and electronic music were influenced by his Asian and Japanese Language and Literature Degree studies at Doshisha University in Kyoto, Japan in the Associated Kyoto Program exchange with Connecticut College. There, he studied the Shakuhachi and medieval Japanese notation from 1988 to 1989 with Nakao Tozan, director of the Shin-Tozan-Ryu School of Shakuhachi, daughter of the founder.
He worked at the National Sound Archive in London as assistant to Dr. Janet Topp Fargion and updated the archive records on Japanese music and also documented the Lesotho music collection at the International Music Collection Department. This allowed him to further his research into Native American, African and Japanese traditional music.
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