(Tourbo Music/Bite It Promotion) 2025.
CD/Digital
Latin/soul/jazz/various genres
Dejan is an international group of excellent musicians gathered around the Swiss/Argentinian singer Joana Elena Obieta. The team of instrumentalists comes from different countries/environments, such as Azerbaijan/Ukraine, Cuba, Japan… The group members became close friends and musical companions while studying at Berklee College of Music.
Their debut album, “Of (f) The Soul”, contains an imaginative, precise, and sophisticated variant of more expressive forms, such as Latin, soul, jazz, and world music. The group also reexamines influences from the past, which tries to modernize musically. And they seem to be succeeding in that. The musicians come up with convincing creative arrangements and solutions in a simple way, which is visible through practically all the present songs. I would especially highlight a very interesting version of the well-known song “Fever”, which has been covered many times by many bands and artists. But of course, that’s not all. All the time we witness quality musicianship and spontaneous communication between the members of the lineup.
Listening to this album evokes pleasant reactions, and I believe that the group also sounds convincing on the concert stage.
jan 13 2025
DEJAN – “Of(f)The Soul”
(Tourbo Music/Bite It Promotion) 2025.
CD/Digital
Latin/soul/jazz/various genres
Dejan is an international group of excellent musicians gathered around the Swiss/Argentinian singer Joana Elena Obieta. The team of instrumentalists comes from different countries/environments, such as Azerbaijan/Ukraine, Cuba, Japan… The group members became close friends and musical companions while studying at Berklee College of Music.
Their debut album, “Of (f) The Soul”, contains an imaginative, precise, and sophisticated variant of more expressive forms, such as Latin, soul, jazz, and world music. The group also reexamines influences from the past, which tries to modernize musically. And they seem to be succeeding in that. The musicians come up with convincing creative arrangements and solutions in a simple way, which is visible through practically all the present songs. I would especially highlight a very interesting version of the well-known song “Fever”, which has been covered many times by many bands and artists. But of course, that’s not all. All the time we witness quality musicianship and spontaneous communication between the members of the lineup.
Listening to this album evokes pleasant reactions, and I believe that the group also sounds convincing on the concert stage.
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Objavio Branimir Lokner • International reviews • • Tags: Bite It Promotion, Branimir Lokner, Dejan, Joana Obieta Elena., Of (f) The Soul, Time Machine Music, Tourbo Music