Besh o droM – 20 (Fonó, 2019)
Hungarian band Besh o droM celebrated its twentieth anniversary with the album titled 20, released in 2019. The band is renowned for its high energy mix of Balkan traditional music styles with modern music such as jazz and funk.
Besh o droM was formed abruptly, without any market research, member recruitment, or joint education. Instead, it came together gradually, incorporating people who seemingly did not fit together; musicians with mixed and, at first glance, mismatched musical styles.
The band includes Lili Kaszai on vocals; Ádám Pettik on vocals, percussion; Gergely Barcza on saxophone, kaval, EWI, clarinet; Attila Herr on bass; Máté Hámori on guitar; József Csurkulya on cimbalom; Vilmos Seres on clarinet, accordion; Tamás Gergely Molnár on saxophone; Ákos Szumper on drums; Péter Vadász on drums; Péter Somos on drums; and Ábel Mihalik on drums.
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Author: Angel Romero
Angel Romero y Ruiz has dedicated his life to musical exploration. His efforts included the creation of two online portals, worldmusiccentral.org and musicasdelmundo.com. In addition, Angel is the co-founder of the Transglobal World Music Chart, a panel of world music DJs and writers that celebrates global sounds. Furthermore, he delved into the record business, producing world music studio albums and compilations. His works have appeared on Alula Records, Ellipsis Arts, Indígena Records and Music of the World.