Balkan Beat Box is centered around its two founders: saxophone player Ori Kaplan and drummer/programmer/producer Tamir Muskat. After having been active for over a decade in some NYC's premier underground bands, they joined forces with charismatic MC Tomer Yosef and brought together their combined experiences and ideas to create the powerhouse called Balkan Beat Box. Their name, their personal history and the enthusiastic media and audience reactions suggest a link with the so-called Gypsy Rock movement, but their scope is reaching way beyond that: Balkan Beat Box really transcend categories (pop, electronic dance music, world, rock) by creating a new breed of 21st century music, deeply connected to their folk upbringing yet forward-thinking, which appeals to audiences across the geographical and stylistic borders. This very strong new album weaves elements of ragga and hip hop with Balkanoid horns, Arab & Buglarian guest singers, Greek guitars and more ... Hence Nu Med (for "New Mediterranean"), a title which can be understood both as a musical and a cultural/political statement.