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Musicians: Dragan Ristic – vocals, guitar, shargjia Dragan Mitrovic – accordion Vladan Mitrovic – accordion, backing vocals Djordje Belkic – violin Dragan Runic – double bass Neat Junuzi – percussions Rambo Amadeus – voice Label – Asphalt Tango Records, Germany Released 2006 |
From record label:
“Kal are the hottest Gypsy band from the suburbs of Belgrade, rock’n'roll in attitude, fuelled on urban beats and rooted in the Balkan blues. In their wit, imagination and ability to throw disparate sounds together they mark themselves as both part of Balkan Gypsy tradition and 21st Century lifestyle. Kal – the word is Romani for ‘black’ – were formed by the Ristic brothers, Dushan and Dragan, to confront the prejudices and clichés the Roma face. Ristic’s vision of how Kal embrace 21st Century Roma music is a generous one: bhangra rhythms underpin one song, a violin dances around a two-step rhythm played on double bass, weeping Hawaiian steel guitar drifts over a lovely waltz tempo, an accordion feeds tango flavours, Montenegran rock satirist Rambo Amadeus delivers an acerbic, hiccupping rap whilst the striking voices of Zumrita Jakupovic, Adil Maksutovic and Dragana Berakovic lend earthy, sensual qualities to the songs. Recorded on a bare bones budget at Dragan’s ramshackle home studio this brilliant, intuitive album shifts Gypsy soul into cyberspace. To help achieve this mix Kal employed Mike Nielsen to mix, arrange, find beats and produce the album. Nielsen’s experience involves everything from mixing Dizzy Gillespie’s live sound through working with Maori and Turkish musicians to producing/ engineering Underworld, Jamiroquai and Natasha Atlas.”
Led by brothers Dragan and Dusan, Kal represent the new high energy contemporary Romany (Gypsy) music from Serbia. The exciting music of this group of Gypsies from Northern Serbia combines harmonic twists of Romany folk music with typical Northern Serbian rhythms, heavy, passionate and vibrant.
“Probably the best Gypsy band east of Paris”.
David Altheer – The Times
Members of Kal also teach at the Amala Summer School in Valjevo, Serbia. This summer school is a learning centre for Rroma (Gypsy) culture and art.
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