Akaga band in Klaipeda castle jazz festival

Akaga is one of the most popular Bulgarian bands. It was founded by students of the National Musical Academy in 1992. The musicians from Akaga are considered to be the founders of modern Bulgarian sound. Akaga have released six albums. The last one (20 Years) was released in December 2011 . Akaga's music represents a unique combination of fusion-jazz, funk, folklore music, reggae, soul and even hip-hop. In the beginning of the 90's Akaga was the first Bulgarian band, which had a brass section as a main constituent in its music. In the early years of the band the musicians worked mostly in Bulgaria. They released three albums ("Broken Dreams", "Why" and "When you see") and their popularity soared. On its way up the band transcended the limits of the national borders. In 1998 and 1999 the band took part in the Montreux Jazz Festival performing on open air stages. In 2000 Akaga released their fourth album "9". At the same time there were important changes in the members of the band.