Country : Serbia
Style : World/ Gypsy
Released : 2006
Label : Asphalt Tango Records
Size : 42 mb
Audio : 128 kbps

1. Duj Duj
2. Dvojka
3. Lili
4. Komedija
5. Djelem, Djelem
6. Papusha
7. Boro Boro
8. Mozzarella
9. Gurbetski Tango
10. Obrenovac Boogie
11. Tu Barosa
12. Midnight Walk

Kal are the hottest Gypsy band from the suburbs of Belgrad, 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 cliches 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.

Musicians
Dragan Ristic - vocals, guitar, shargjia
Dragan Mitrovic - accordion
Vladan Mitrovic - accordion, backing vocals
Djordje Belkic - violin
Dragan Runic - double bass
Neat Junuzi - percussions
Special guest: Rambo Amadeus