Jarita Freydank is a drummer, percussionist and singer living in Berlin. After studying music at the Institute of Music at the Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences, she was drawn to the big city. Since 2013 she has been on the road with Judith Holofernes and played for Astrid North, Peter Fox, Chefket and Sookee, among others. In addition to working on stage and in the studio, Jarita Freydank is a music educator and uses the power of music as a therapeutic tool. She is the co-founder of the Fem Jam Collective, which aims to empower women at their instruments through jam sessions and performances. In 2018, she released her self-produced debut Jarita & The Afrobeatmoevement – Live at Planet Earth EP. It combines African rhythms with German lyrics and reflects her Afro-German roots.
Her message is: Love yourself and express yourself!