[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Djabe released their first CD in November 1996.
\nOn the occasion of its 25th anniversary, the band will surprise fans with a 3-disc expanded reissue.<\/p>\n
The first Djabe album, recorded between June 1995 and September 1996, was already noticed by both the audience and the professional scene. It was created by the two founders of Djabe, percussionist Andr\u00e1s Sipos (1954 \u2013 2007) and guitarist Attila \u00c9gerh\u00e1zi. They were joined by Tibor Karvaly, a violinist from the former Novus Jam band of \u00c9gerh\u00e1zi and Sipos, for the recordings. Among the invited musicians were Ferenc Muck saxophonist, bassist Tam\u00e1s Barab\u00e1s and trumpet and violin player Ferenc Kov\u00e1cs. From the criticisms of the time, the opinion of the American writer Mike Ezzo should be highlighted, who predicted, right from the first album, that Djabe would achieve significant success and a great career internationally. And he was right. Djabe: Hagar Qim (Official video)<\/strong><\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][vc_video link=”https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=GijNdMvTZbc” align=”center”][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n Djabe: Leaving The Desert (Official Video)<\/strong><\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][vc_video link=”https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Jnvsvw1zNh0″ align=”center”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 2CD+DVD in separate wallets with 72-page booklet inserted in slipcase. Release date: 25 November, 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":6539,"template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[92,93],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-6536","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-cd","7":"product_cat-dvd","8":"yith_product_brand-djabe","9":"col-12 col-sm-6 col-md-4","11":"first","12":"instock","13":"featured","14":"shipping-taxable","15":"purchasable","16":"product-type-simple"},"yoast_head":"\n
\nIn recent years, Djabe released successive versions of the first records of its career, in both refurbished, remixed LP and surround sound. On the part of the band\u2019s fans, both at home and abroad, there was a demand for vinyl and surround releases related to the first album. The possibility of renovation first arose in 2016, when Tibor Karvaly joined the line-up of the Djabe20 anniversary concert. There were also two tracks from the first CD that Djabe had never performed live before: Hagar Qim and D\u00e9j\u00e0 Vu.
\nAttila \u00c9gerh\u00e1zi searched the archive for the original multitrack tapes, which had to be \u201cbaked\u201d in the Abbey Road Studio in London, i.e. made playable again.
\nStudio work began at the time of the COVID-related closures. Attila \u00c9gerh\u00e1zi and Tibor Karvaly worked on the material for 8 months, joined by Ferenc Muck and Tam\u00e1s Barab\u00e1s for the last 3 months.[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”6540″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_column_text]CD1 \u2013 Refreshed<\/strong>
\nAttila and Tibor located the multitrack recordings of all the tracks on the original CD and refreshed them. They accurately modelled the original mix balance and then re-edited the pieces in places if they saw fit. Some tracks recorded during the original sessions but not audible in the mix were also used. In a few a compositions in which they were bothered by an inappropriate note for the last 25 years, an issue now corrected. They didn\u2019t have their own studio 25 years ago, so they often had to compromise because they slipped out of time. In case of the songs November and Demon, Ferenc Muck also recorded new saxophone tracks for similar reason. The CD, which was updated and remixed and mastered by Tam\u00e1s Barab\u00e1s in the end, was named Refreshed.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]CD2 \u2013 Then & Now<\/strong>
\nHowever, the project did not stopped there. Several unused tracks were found on the multitrack tapes, which, now taking advantage of the unbound opportunity provided by their own studio, were finalized. The current members of Djabe, \u00c1ron Ko\u00f3s-Hut\u00e1s (flugelhorn), P\u00e9ter Kasz\u00e1s (drums), J\u00e1nos Nagy (keyboards) also played on these recordings, such as Pier 95 and Sunrays.
\nTam\u00e1s also composed a new composition based on Sipi\u2019s original and unused drum and vocal recordings, which became We Are Okay.
\nAn old-new composition, Lost In The Desert, was also written around a fantastic unused violin solo by Ferenc Kov\u00e1cs, in which a previously recorded guitar solo by Steve Hackett and Sipi\u2019s vocal track can also be heard. Of course, Attila \u00c9gerh\u00e1zi, Tibor Karvaly, Tam\u00e1s Barab\u00e1s and Ferenc Muck also contribute to these two compositions.
\nOn the second CD we can hear a renewed recording by \u00c9gerh\u00e1zi, Karvaly, and Gesztelyi-Nagy Judit; Fragments, from 1993. On the album also can be heard Sipi\u2019s 1995 conga solo titled Sipi Falls and three recordings from the first Djabe concert ever. These were recorded on April 7, 1997 in Budapest, with a line-up of \u00c9gerh\u00e1zi, Sipos, Muck, and Barab\u00e1s.
\nOne of the greatest delicacies of the album is Andr\u00e1s Sipos\u2019 15-minute djembe solo, which, moreover, is not a concert, but a studio recording.
\n\u00c9gerh\u00e1zi has a rarely played in live guitar piece titled Venezia. A version of it from the Pecsa gig recording made in 2006, is also featured on the Then & Now. The second CD from the 2016 Djabe20 concert closes by Hagar Qim and D\u00e9j\u00e1 Vu.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]DVD \u2013 Surrounded<\/strong>
\nThe third disc is a DVD featuring the full original album and the old-new tracks in both 24 bit\/96k Hz high-definition stereo and 24\/96 DTS surround versions of. The album concludes with three concert video recordings from the Djabe20 concert. In addition to those already mentioned, Distant Dance is the last on the DVD. This is not featured on CD 2.
\nOf course, the second CD and the DVD were mixed by Tam\u00e1s Barab\u00e1s, working close with Attila \u00c9gerh\u00e1zi, the producer of the album.
\nResults speak for themselfes![\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Slipcase<\/strong>
\nThe 3 discs come in a separate paper case in a collection box, which also includes a 72-page booklet. Tibor and Attila updated the material in the accompanying booklet of the 1996 original CD, retaining its artistic design. In addition to detailed information on the tracks, the small booklet also includes the history and origins of the album, members\u2019 recollections of current works, and track by track analysis. The material, illustrated with many photos, is closed by the recommendation of L\u00e1szl\u00f3 N. G\u00f6b\u00f6ly\u00f6s.[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text]Musicians featured on the album<\/strong>
\nSzil\u00e1rd Banai \u2013 drums (CD2)
\nTam\u00e1s Barab\u00e1s \u2013 bass guitar
\nAttila \u00c9gerh\u00e1zi \u2013 guitar, percussion, effects
\nJudit Gesztelyi-Nagy \u2013 flute, schakuhachi
\nGulli Briem \u2013 drums (CD2)
\nTibor Karvaly \u2013violin, keyboards, percussion, treble recorder
\nP\u00e9ter Kasz\u00e1s\u2013 drums (CD2)
\n\u00c1ron Ko\u00f3s-Hut\u00e1s \u2013 flugelhorn (CD2)
\nFerenc Kov\u00e1cs \u2013 violin, trumpet
\nZolt\u00e1n Kov\u00e1cs \u2013 keyboards (CD2)
\nTibor M\u00f3ty\u00e1n \u2013 tabla (CD2)
\nFerenc Muck \u2013 saxophone
\nJ\u00e1nos Nagy\u2013 keyboards (CD2)
\nTam\u00e1s R\u00e1cz \u2013 guitar
\nAndr\u00e1s Sipos \u2013 vocal, percussion
\nSteve Hackett \u2013 electric guitar (CD2)[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n
\nCD1 \u2013 Refreshed
\nCD2 \u2013 Then & Now
\nDVD \u2013 Surrounded<\/p>\n