Interview with Members the Afrobreakz Band

Beat, Rhythm, Dance

Abstract

It is already dusk by the time we reach Kopaszi Dam. In Budapest's popular leisure center, we meet the members of the djembe group Afrobreakz, formed in 2008. While Afro doesn't really need any explanation, the word Breakz has a double meaning. It is an individual solo sound that sets the rhythm of the music with pauses, the sound of other instruments, or the silence of other instruments. The shadows are getting longer by the time everyone arrives. "Only" six of them were able to come today, the others are on vacation or won't make it. AGA, Sir, Stewe, Balázs, and the two girls, Linda and Anikó, immediately create a good atmosphere, laugh, joke with each other, and the usual squeals begin. Sir and Balázs are already sitting on a bench and drumming; the others are looking for their performance clothes, while AGA talks about his recently published, self-edited book.