Besh o droM is a Hungarian

Hungary

Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...

 music group. Their music blends folk and contemporary instruments (including cymbalon and turntables

Turntablism

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, for instance), in styles ranging from jazz

Jazz

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 to world music

World music

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. They acknowledge particular influences from Transylvanian

Music of Transylvania

Transylvania, a historical province in present-day Romania, has been historically and culturally linked to both Central Europe and Southeastern Europe, and its music reflects those influences. Inhabited by Romanians, Székely and other Hungarians, Germans, Serbs, Slovaks, Gypsies and others,...

, Jewish

Klezmer

Klezmer is a musical tradition of the Ashkenazic Jews of Eastern Europe. Played by professional musicians called klezmorim, the genre originally consisted largely of dance tunes and instrumental display pieces for weddings and other celebrations...

, Afghan

Music of Afghanistan

The music of Afghanistan has existed for a long time, but since the late 1970s the country has been involved in constant wars and people were less concerned about music...

, Egyptian

Music of Egypt

The music of Egypt has been an integral part of Egyptian culture since ancient times. The ancient Egyptians credited one of their Gods Thoth with the invention of music, which Osiris in turn used as part of his effort to civilize the world...

, Lebanese

Music of Lebanon

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, Armenian

Music of Armenia

Armenia is situated close to the Caucasus Mountains, and its music is a mix of indigenous folk music, perhaps best-represented by Djivan Gasparyan's well-known duduk music, as well as light pop, and extensive Christian music, due to Armenia's status as the oldest Christian nation in the...

, Bulgarian

Music of Bulgaria

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, Romanian

Music of Romania

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, Macedonian

Music of Macedonia

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 and Greek

Music of Greece

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 musical traditions.

The band was formed in Budapest in August 1999. Its name is an expression in the lovari dialect which means "ride the road". Some of their notable performances include the Montreal International Jazz Festival in 2004, and several MagyArt (Hungarian Cultural Season) venues such as 2001 in France, 2002 in Italy, 2004 in Netherlands.

They have made a special appearance in Miklós Jancsó

Miklós Jancsó

Miklós Jancsó is a Hungarian film director and screenwriter.Jancsó achieved international prominence from the mid-1960s onwards, with works including The Round Up , The Red and the White and Red Psalm .Jancsó's films are characterized by visual stylization,...

's movie Last Supper at the Arabian Gray Horse. They have also composed and performed the original soundtrack for the National Theatre of Szeged

National Theatre of Szeged

The National Theatre of Szeged is the main theatre of Szeged, Hungary. It was built in 1883 by the well-known company of Ferdinand Fellner and Hermann Helmer in Eclectic and Neo-baroque style.-Theatre in Szeged:...

's 2001/2002 season of A Midsummer Night's Dream

A Midsummer Night's Dream

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.

Discography

• Macho Embroidery (2000)
• Can't Make Me! (2003)
• GYI! (2004)
• Once I Catch The Devil (2006)