New album with Steve Hackett! Released!
The material of the double CD was recorded in the summer of 2010 during the band’s tour with Steve Hackett. The concert tour reached Russia, Hungary, Bulgaria and Serbia (in chronological order).
The show included Djabe classics (Distant Dance, Clouds Dance, Butterfly, Doromb, Erdő, erdő) and original compositions by Steve Hackett (The Steppes, Last Train to Istanbul) as well as hits originating from Genesis.
Djabe special guest Steve Hackett
Djabe worked with Steve on various studio and live projects. Steve played a beautiful guitar solo on the Sheafs are dancing Djabe album. In 2004 Djabe had a gig together with Steve in London. In 2007 Steve helped to fill full the Petőfi Csarnok in Budapest for Djabe at the Sipos András (late Djabe percussionist) benefit concert. The tremendous experience of this performance inspired the musicians to work and tour together in the following years. Djabe special guest Steve Hackett performance had successfully sold out gigs in Budapest, Pécs and Debrecen in Hungary, in Latvia at the Saulkrasti Jazz Festival, Kuala Lumpur and Penang Jazz festival in Malajsia, Sarajevo Winter Festival in Bosnia, the Hague Jazz in Holland, Dubrovnik Summer Festival in Croatia, Slovenj Gradec in Slovenia, Kaliningrad in Russia, Jazz Sommer Graz in Austria, Bansko Jazz at Bulgaria, Nisville Jazz in Serbia, and in Romania at Garana Jazz Festival in front of eleven thousand music fans. This combination of jazz, world and rock music is very attractive for a wide range of public, and the shows end with standing ovation many times.
The double CD entitled In the Footsteps of Attila and Genghis was recorded in the summer of 2010 during the band’s tour with Steve Hackett. The concert tour reached Russia, Hungary, Bulgaria and Serbia (in chronological order). The show included Djabe classics (Distant Dance, Clouds Dance, Butterfly, Doromb, Erdő, erdő) and original compositions by Steve Hackett (The Steppes, Last Train to Istanbul) as well as hits originating from Genesis (Firth of Fifth and In that quiet Earth). The current set of Djabe special guest Steve Hackett contains some more surprises from Steve's and Djabe's history.
”I’ll always look forward to my times with the free spirited nomadic world of Djabe.”
Steve Hackett blogs about his gigs with Djabe:
Malaysia
Bosnia
The Hague
Croatia, Slovenia and Austria
15 Years of Djabe - Budapest
In the footsteps of Attila and Ghengis - August tour, 2010
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