Budapest Pebbles

What was it like to walk under the neon lights of the 70’s and 80’s in Budapest Hungary? And what is it like to listen to some contemporary Hungarian music?

Enjoy the Zagar video

You can also listen to Zagar music in live concerts quite often in Budapest. This Zagar clip was shot on the Budapest Sziget Fesztivál (Budapest Student Festival on the ShopFactory Island/ Hajógyári Sziget in Óbuda part of Budapest), which is basically the most popular festival on an island cca 30 min from downtown Budapest featuring international big name musicians.

Zagar: Sounds and Lights

Zagar: Three Seasons Fall

And here is the Zagar story/ history in a nutshell:

The story of the band started at the begin of the year 2001, when the three members of Yonderboi Quintet (Zságer, Kovács, DJ Bootsie) after the Shallow and Profound Tour started rehearsing separately from the Quintet. First they were performing as Pulzus. The material they have put together durring the rehearsals and the earlier solo works of Balázs Zságer were synthesized and have created the characteristic sounds of the new band. In the summer of 2002 they already played at different festivals in Hungary and abroad as well under the name Zagar. After that they recorded their debut album “Local Broadcast”. On this album besides a string quartet there are many featuring artist, one of them the singer György Ligeti (The Puzzle), with whom they used to play together with in the band called The End.
Local Broadcast was released in 2002 in Hungary by UCMG/Ugar records and in 2003 in Austria by Universal Jazz. This album has received warm welcome abroad by professionals and collectors alike. The album was selected for the chart of the 50 all time’s most important Hungarian records by music magazine WAN2. The Zagar band has been performing live ever since their formation. Apart from Hungary they have already played in Austria, Germany, The Netherlands, Italy, Slovakia, Czeh Republic and Russia.