Barabás Tamás He was born in 1972 in Gyôr. He began his studies with the double-bass at the age of 13. In 1988 being influenced by Mark King, he decided to become a bass guitarist. In 1991 he was involved with the popular Hungarian jazz band 'TEA'. He is familiar with almost all types of music from rock to jazz. His fabulous bass guitar sound and composer force determined the new charasteristics of Djabe. He got in connection with Djabe as a session musician, and since 1997 he has been a constant member of the band. Since September 1997 he has been a sound-engineer at Gramy Recording Studio, Djabe´s own recording studio. He is the arranger of the recordings as well as live performances. (www.tamasbarabas.com) Égerházi Attila He was born in 1966 in Debrecen. At the age of 13 he began to play the guitar. In 1983 he created the band 'Novus Jam' together with the guitarist Pósafalvi Peter and flutist Gesztelyi Nagy Judit. The group won several competitions during its 13-year existence and issued two CDs as well. In 1996 'Novus Jam' appeared in the 25th Jazz Days in Debrecen with great success. As a composer and guitarist he also contributed to the solo works of Gesztelyi Nagy Judit, Muck Ferenc and Kovács Ferenc. In 1995 he founded Djabe together with András Sipos, the percussionist of 'Novus Jam'. He not only determines the sound of the band, but he is also successful as it's manager. Kovács Frenc He was born in 1957 in Budapest. He graduated from the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music. During his career he worked together with the '180 Group' and György Szabados' orchestra, White Voodoo. He was the founding member of the Budapest Ragtime Band, and worked with them for 15 years. At the moment he is a significant member of Mihály Dresh's quartet. Since 1994 he has been the member of the Balogh Kálmán Gipsy Cymbalom Band. He also works with his own violin orchestra Magony.He worked with Djabe on the first album in 1996. In 2001 he rejoined the group and became the influential solist of Djabe. Banai Szilárd He was born in 1978 in Cegléd. He started to play the drums after several years of cello studies, for which he received strong inspiration from his mother, who is a teacher of percussion instruments. He graduated from Liszt Ferenc Acadamy of Music as jazzdrum teacher. At the very beginning of his career he had the opportunity to play with the most outstanding figures of Hungarian jazz life. He was invited to join to Djabe in December of 2000. Kovács Zoltán He was born in 1973 in Gyôr. He completed his studies in 1998 at the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music in Budapest. Beside his studies of the piano and classical music he has been engaged in jazz since he was 13 years old. He involved with 'TEA' since 1997. He participated in several jazz, pop productions, moreover he has made a few scores for movies and TV shows, as well. He joined Djabe in December of 2000. Sipos András 1954-2007 He was born in Budapest on 14 March 1954. He completed his studies at the Academy of Dramatic and Cinematic Art in 1981. In his childhood he learnt to play the accordion and later the drums. His attention turned towards handheld percussion instruments in the 1970s. His authentic style soon made him the best djembe player in Hungary. His master was Babatünde Olatunji. Acting and music played a great part in his life concurrently until 1998. He achieved significant successes with his percussion ensemble called Macumba, which he founded with István Bubik and Tamás Ruzicska. They played together with such bands as LGT, Illés and Neoton. He was also an important member of the legendary actors’ orchestra. He played unforgettable roles in the musical plays of Vígszínház and Pesti Színház (Fekete Péter, Book of the Jungle), as well as feature films (Csacsacsa, Üvegtigris 2). In 1994 he joined Attila Égerházi’s band called Novus Jam. After releasing two albums, they founded the Djabe group, which received several awards and nominations in Hungary and abroad. He lived exclusively for music from 1998. In the few years before his death he appeared in 20 countries with the group, whose successes were largely a result of his contribution.