February 14th, 2012:
Welcome to my world of music!
Tonight I´m honoured to play a concert with the incredible Ramesh Shotham and Christian Ramond, 21:30 @ ARTheater, Köln. It is called Matthias Schriefl´s INDIA. Come by if in Cologne!!
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A few weeks ago I toured with a fantastic new band in Estonia: FIVE SENSES feat. Nguyên Lê & Kristjan Randalu. You can listen to the radio broadcast here! TV recording will follow soon.
NEW: I´m honoured to be part of this funky book, just released: The Drummer´s Cookbook (a selection of Germany´s top drummers presenting their favourite recipes)
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Due to recent events:
For the past 10 years I have been living a vegetarian life. Recently I changed to veganism. I strongly recommend studying the scientific results of the "China Study", the latest investigation on nutrition. They prove clearly that a nutrition without animal products is healthiest for human beings and earth. Please be conscious about every step you take in your everyday life!
The author who opened my eyes to this is Rüdiger Dahlke with his book PEACE FOOD. It shall be translated into English soon.
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The new EAST DRIVE - website is online!! www.eastdrive.org
>>> New CD out now!! <<<
EAST DRIVE - "FOLKSONGS":
The 15-day fall was a grand success, we played 12 fully crowded concerts. Only a few CDs left!!
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After returning from an exciting tour in Jeddah / Saudi Arabia, I´m full of impressions to share. There will be a diary and videos online soon. For now, you can read some official lines here (click).
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A short recent quote from my Guru, Pandit Samir Chatterjee:
“Music is not a means of competing abilities with fellow musicians to prove one’s superiority, but is meant to be an offering to the higher spirits, and to them we all are equal.”
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> HR Bigband & Mongolia - live at the Frankfurt Jazz Festival (click)
> Steffen Schorn´s Universe of Possibilities - live at the Bimhuis (click)
> new Video (click) of the Kristjan Randalu Quartet live on Youtube!
> check out FANFAROV live: (click here)
> listen to my short feature on Linus Wirsch's "BreakThruRadio": (click here)
> my new endorsement for Schlagwerk Klangobjekte: info here (click).
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If you can, change your energy supply to a green one, without using nuclear power; as well as your bank account: always question and research what kind of investments your bank does with your money. There are many ecologically and ethically friendly banks nowadays!
Other than that: when you buy food try to get regional and seasonal produce from your local farmer´s market. It helps reducing useless global transportation crazyness and many other negative effects of unhealthy economy.
Go for it - don´t say "but I can´t change the world" - we all are responsible!
Bodek
PS: I recommend to join this campaign - http://avaaz.org/en/
---- it costs nothing but makes a statement!
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„Bodek Janke is a great drummer and percussionist - subtle, groovy and precise.“
(DJANGO BATES, London)
„The Universal Language - music - is made up of many dialects. Bodek Janke is a master of more musical dialects than anyone I can think of and on his new CD 'global.dance.kulture' Bodek tells a joyous music story by combining the world's musics in a personal and sophisticated way. Enjoy the journey.“
(JOHN RILEY, New York City)
“Bodek is making his own rules as he goes along and that´s a good way to go.”
(PETER ERSKINE, Los Angeles)
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