Ajabez

rock

„Modern rock, without a doubt!” – this is the answer you get when you ask the guys from Ajabez about their music. Truth is, however, that no matter how confident they sound, their music hardly fits any narrow style definition. They are not afraid to mix their modern rock sounding with magical Bulgarian folklore irregular rhythms, to freshen up with funkier moments or let the gentle voice of the violin touch the deepest parts of the heart of their audience. Perhaps this is why if you look around at their concerts you will see so many different people – different in age and appearance, and with incompatible musical tastes… For one exception – all of them will be there because of Ajabez music. And because of their message. “Ajabez was born 5 years ago in the streets and parks of Sofia, where hundreds of young people live in a world of loneliness and drugs”, explains the band front man Mihail Stefanov. “We wanted to help them somehow – to give them hope, to show them that there is a reason to go on, to fuel them with faith – but the words proved powerless. Then we discovered the power of music, we started writing songs that easily transferred our message to the people. And they started listening… We haven’t stopped doing that ever since.” And they haven't stopped. Despite their short history Mihail Stefanov (vocals), Boyana Zhelyazkova (violin, back vocals), Vasseto Krumov (guitar), Christian Rahnev (bass guitar) and Milen Raykov (drums) have perfor...