Hennie Bekker

Hennie Bekker (born 1934) is a Zambian-born composer, arranger, producer and keyboardist based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. His work includes jazz fusion, film scoring, new-age and techno. Bekker won a Juno Award for his work with techno-driven trio BKS.

Not to be confused with South African politician Hendrik Jacobus "Hennie" Bekker.
Hennie Bekker
BornNkana, Northern Rhodesia
GenresElectronic, instrumental, new-age, ambient, world
Occupation(s)Composer, producer, pianist
Instrument(s)Piano, synthesizer
Years active1959–present
LabelsAbbeywood Records
Websitehenniebekker.com

Bekker composed, arranged (in the case of the public domain classical works), and performed the soft melodies and the nature-driven environmental music on the first 14 albums of Dan Gibson's Solitudes - Exploring Nature with Music series, including the 1989 best-selling, quadruple-platinum Harmony. He was named "one of the most prolific and successful figures in contemporary Canadian pop music" by Billboard. Over a period of more than sixty years, Bekker has recorded over 60 albums, most recently on his own Toronto, Ontario-based Abbeywood Records label.

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