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Kal, a Serbian Gypsy band, pays homage to Roma music while mixing it up with other genres. (Photo by Mike Bowring)

The Serbian Gypsy band Kal is on a mission to save Romani culture from kitsch, discrimination, and assimilation. In addition to jaw-dropping musicianship, the seven-piece combo’s primary weapons in the fight against marginalization are rock ‘n’ roll attitude and dogged resistance to stylistic ghettoization.

“I strongly feel my national identity, that’s my origin,” says Kal’s founder, guitarist and lead vocalist Dragan Ristic, speaking from his home in Belgrade. “But I’m also living in the 21st century. I strongly reject the stereotype of Roma music, that it has to be traditional. There is another road on which Roma music can be developed, a place for new Roma culture in contemporary Europe.” Please read more at The Boston Globe

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