Djabe Hungarian jazz-rock band
Djabe
Djabe plays at the Imatra Big Band Festival 2007 in Finland.
Origin Budapest , HungaryGenres Jazz , jazz rock Years active 1996–present Label Gramy Members Ferenc Kovács Attila Égerházi Zoltán Kovács Tamás Barabás Szilárd Banai Website www .djabe .hu
Djabe is a Hungarian jazz-rock band formed in 1996.
History
The name Djabe is influenced by the Akan word djabe , which means freedom.[ 1] The group composes its own works in which jazz style is mixed with elements of Hungarian and African music. The band has performed internationally at several festivals. Moreover, they worked with guitarist Steve Hackett and Ben Castle .
Awards
2001: eMeRTon Award for Update (2001)[ 2]
Discography
1996: Djabe
1998: Witchi Tai To
1999: Ly-O-Lay Ale Loya
1999: Lay-a-Loya
2000: Tour 2000
2001: Update
2003: Táncolnak a Kazlak
2003: Unplugged at the New Orleans =
2004: Gödöllô, 2001. Június 23.
2005: Slices of Life/Életképek
2007: Message from the Road
2007: Köszönjük Sipi!
2008: Take On
2009: Sipi Emlékkoncert – Sipi Benefit Concert (with Steve Hackett)
2011: In the Footsteps of Attila and Genghis (with Steve Hackett)
2011: Djabe 15 – 15th Anniversary Concert
2012: Down and Up
2013: Summer Storms & Rocking Rivers (with Steve Hackett)
2014: Forward
2014: Live in Blue (with Steve Hackett, Gulli Briem, John Nugent)
2016: 20 Dimensions
2017: Life Is a Journey (The Sardinia Tapes) (with Steve Hackett)
2018: It Is Never the Same Twice (with Steve Hackett and And Gulli Briem)
2019: Back To Sardinia (with Steve Hackett)
2020: The Magic Stag (with Steve Hackett)
2021: The Journey Continues (with Steve Hackett)
2022: Before
2024: When the Sound Turns Sweet (with Steve Hackett)
Videos
2002: Flying – Live in Concert
2006: Táncoltak a Kazlak/Sheafs Were Dancing
2011: 15th Anniversary Concert
2012: Slices of Live
Personnel
Ferenc Kovács – trumpet, violin, vocals
Attila Égerházi – guitar, percussion
Zoltán Kovács – piano, keyboards
Tamás Barabás – bass guitar
Szilárd Banai – drums