Djabe
Update
(5.1 DVD-Audio + Live DVD)

10th Anniversary 5.1 reissue on double DVD. This is an excellent studio album of the updated band in 2001. The band earned prestigious eMeRTon award in Hungary in 2001 with Update. The Djabe music kept its original values, but the band made a further step on the road of improvement. The compositions and arrangement became more complex and are of a higher standard; new musicians made richer the already colourful palette of the sound.

The DVD-Audio disc contains remixed 5.1 version in excellent sound quality of the album, with video extras. The DVD-Video contains a full show from the Update tour recorded in Szolnok, also in surround.

Disc 2 video extras: Performance at the Bratislava Jazz Days in 2002, Television concert in 2001
Disc 2 audio extras: Radio broadcast – at the Nagykanizsa Jazz Festival in 2001

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Description

First album of the band renewed in 2001, Update won the eMeRTon Award right after its premiere in May – the professional jurors awarded the World Music Band of the Year to Djabe. This great success did not peak in only the award, as this is the album that brought the first foreign invitations for the band. Since then, Djabe performed in nearly 50 countries, for the joy of the audience.

After the 2001 reformation the band got a new soloist: Ferenc Kovács (trumpet, violin). Next to András Sipos (percussion) arrived the young and talented Szilárd Banai (drums) and made an excellent percussive duo. A position never existed before was filled by Zoltán Kovács (keyboard). Besides András Sipos two more remained from the old line-up: Tamás Barabás (bass guitar) and Attila Égerházi (guitar). Ferenc Muck (saxophone) left Djabe at the end of 2000. Between 1997-2000 Djabe’s sounding was vastly determined by saxophone, and so it had to be filled – and none other did but the Englishman Ben Castle, who expanded the band’s portfolio of instruments by his flute and bass clarinet. At Update’s recordings the Moroccan vocalist-percussionist Saïd Tichiti also appears, with his characteristically Moroccan folk music of gembri and vocal added an exotic flavor to the composition First Step.

The music gained complexity compared to the world music-dominated Djabe of 1996-2000 and made a turn towards jazz, largely because of Tamás Barabás’ compositions, most of them co-composed with Attila Égerházi.

Besides the eMeRTon Award, the CD was also nominated for the Hungarian Music Award, showing the band was still largely popular in its home country. Originally, the album released on casette and CD. In 2011 a new surround mix was made and released in single and double DVD-Audio versions (the second DVD contained the 2001 gig in Szolnok, Hungary in 5.1 mixing, and numerous documentaries and TV appearances). The 2011 Deluxe Edition was the same stereo mix of 2001, because the band was so satisfied with Tamás Barabás’ audio engineer job and did not want to touch it.

Musicians
Sipos András – volcal, percussions
Égerházi Attila – guitar
Barabás Tamás – bass guitar
Kovács Ferenc – violin, trumpet
Kovács Zoltán – piano
Banai Szilárd – drum
Ben Castle – saxophone, bass clarinet, flute
Said Tichiti – vocal, gembri, karbakat

Djabe Update 5.1 reissue 2 DVD – Video extras: Flying outtakes 2001 recordings

Additional information

Weight 250 g
Dimensions 15,5 × 13,5 × 2 cm
Format

5.1 DVD-Audio, Live DVD

Number of discs

2

Release date

2012

Barcode

5998176109953

Disc 1
Update album
Update
Flying
First Step
Lead Soldier
Clouds Dance
Erdő, erdő
Desire
Mayombe
Winter Forest
My Way
Barraguira
Colours
Ya Dellali
Witchi Tia To

Disc 2
Update turné szolnoki koncert
Underwater Sunlight
Gallop
Visions
Distant Dance
Witchi Tia To
Above The Skies
Tulamben
Update
Flying
First Step
Lead Soldier
Clouds Dance
Desire
My Way
Mayombe
Winter Forest
Barragiura
Djabe

Disc 1

Video extras:
Interjú az újrakiadásról (2010)
Ben Castle interview (2001)
Mayombe TV klip
eMeRTon Award 2001

Flying DVD outtakes:
Flying
First Step
Lead Soldier
Erdő, erdő
Clouds Dance

Audio extras:
Update turné próba 2001
First Step
Above the Skies
Update 2.2.1
Lead Soldier
Clouds Dance
Barraguira avagy 8 perc jazz
Winter Forest
Djabe

 

Disc 2

Video extras:
Pozsonyi Jazznapok 2002. október 18.
Flying
Witchi Tia To
Clouds Dance
Colours
Camel Ride
Bratislava
Djabe

Television concert (2001):
Flying
Lead Soldier
Djabe

Audio extras:
Rádiós közvetítés – Nagykanizsai jazzfesztivál
Interview
Clouds Dance
Village of the Sun
Distant Dance
Djabe

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