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TEUK HENRI,

Guitarist/autodidact

Born the 28th of june 1967, Schaarbeek, Brussels.

First bands in the end of the 80'ties. With the new wave band 'THE FEAR' he recorded 2 demos which were released on cassette. The song 'This time' appears on an electro/rock picture disc.? In 1994 he sets up the experimental guitarband RAWFRüCHT. They released 2 cd's on the Sub Rosa label (1996, 1999). In 1998 they created music for a monologue by Dinska Bronska.? He joins JUNIPER BOOTS in 1996 (cd: Work on Hit, 1996) which became THE GRANDPIANO in 2000 (cd: Turn, 2000).? In 1999 he plays several concerts with Nicolas Thijs' band ALIICE'S 5 MOONS (Gaume Jazz Festival)

Becomes guitarist in SHARKO in 1999. They released 5 cd's and during a period of 12 years they played in France, Benelux, Spain, Canada, New York and Réunion.? The latest 2 albums 'Molecule' and 'Dance on the Beast' were recorded in London by Dimitri Tikovoi (2009).? The band CHACDA with singer Chantal Acda was born in 2001. They released 2 cd's on Zeal records (La Sortie, Tonar).

In 2004 he makes his solo album 'Hope to see you again' together with Adam Wiltzie which was released on the Snapshots weblabel.? From 2004 until 2007 he was a bandmember of VINZ. They recorded at the AB-studio for the album 'Weeder of things'.? As guitarist he joins the impro-band based round Rudy Trouvé; I H8 CAMERA in 2006.?They released a live cd on Trip in Time and 2 compilation cd's on Heavenhotel.? Together with Frank Pay he sets up the band MAKEMAKE with Vinz on vocals in 2009.? They recorded 2 ep's. The Shift was recorded at Pyramid studio, Brussels.

In the summer of 2010 he starts working with electro wizzard Yuri Lewitt.? With François Brice he creates a dance-musique-video performance which was shown at the Charlerloi/Danses?festival in april 2011 (The Proposition#2, Raffinerie). He also starts playing more solo performances.? Embracing Franki, a crooner from Gent asks him to play in his band. They play at Gentse Feesten and TAZ.? End of 2011 they started the recordings for a full album at Jet Studio, Brussels. ?In september 2011 he starts to play for the danse performance of Dominique Thirion: Laisse Moi Te Venir, together with Jef Merselis, Remi Merselis and Vinz which becomes the band Dominocity.

In 2011 he starts playing with SERIOUS KIDS, the croonerpunk band round singer Igor Paszkiewicz. They record 5 songs at the Vantage Point studio of Deus in 2012.

He continues working with François Brice at Raffinerie for Ellipsis which is funded by Charlerloi/Danses. The performance is a trip round the world using old 8mm movies, live music, words and danse. They perform 2 times at the Compil d'Avril festival in Brussels.

With singer Jef Mercelis and drummer PaTricky Clauwaert he starts playing beginning of 2013.

Discography:

The Fear: A whisper (1987), Cassette.

The Fear: 'This Time' on Picture Disc (1989)

Juniper Boots: Beaster ep (1995), Bang!

Juniper Boots: Work On Hit (1996), Bang!

Rawfrücht: rawfrücht (1996), Sub Rosa

?Rawfrücht: rawfrücht.2 (1999), Sub Rosa

The Grandpiano: Turn(2000), Baron Samedi

Chacda: La Sortie(2001), Pias

Triple Streams, Live at Les Bains Connective (2001), Snapshots

Sharko: Meeuws(2000) + Meeuws 2(2001), Remix EP: I went down. Bang !

Sharko: Sharko III(2003), Bang!

?Dead Texan(2004), Kranky

DVD: Girls in Hawaii + Sharko + Ghinzu = Live (AB 2004), Bang!

Teuk Henri: Hope to see you again (2004), Snapshots

Chacda: Tonar (2005), Zeal Records

PlayLab, Live Den Bosch (2005), Muzieklab Brabant

Vinz: Weeder of Things (2006), Aspergus

Sharko: Molecule (2007)

I H8 Camera: Making Movies (2009), Heavenhotel

?I H8 Camera: Live in Burg Herzberg (2009), Trip in Time?Sharko: Dance on the beast (2009)

?Sharko: The Beast Of (compilation, 2010)?Makemake: Medusa ep (2011)

?Makemake: The Shift ep (2011)

Teuk Henri : Compil Café Central, Chapter I. (2012), 'Narcissism' + I H8 Camera : 'Otrau'

Embracing Franki : Single 'For Granted' (2012)

Embracing Franki : Single 'Devotion' (2013)

Embracing Franki : High Hopes and Heartaches (2014)

Sharko: You don't have to worry (2016) 62 TV Records

Jan Ducheyne & Noodzakelijk Kwaad. (2017) Noodzakelijk Kwaad. (2019)

MERCELIS / White Flemish Trash (2021) Starman Records

RAWFRUCHT Re-release on vinyl on SUB ROSA RECORDS.

INDIVIDUAL FRIENDS (2021) Starman Records

FLEUR DE FEU / A FIRE CEREMONIE (2022) Little Independent Records

NOODZAKELIJK KWAAD / Morsen met Mensen (2024) Rotkat Records

ROLAND & I H8 CAMERA: Two days in August (2025) Starman Records