The Embassy of Serbia has pleasure to invite you to the concert on SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2008 - KAL in Concert - Serbian Romani (Gypsy) Music, 7:30pm (at the door $20) at Cherry Hill Park Conference Center, 9800 Cherry Hill Rd., College Park, MD 20740

For more info visit www.wmfolklifecenter.org/calendar

KAL - European world music charts in April 2006, will be making its second tour of the United States in September/October 2008. Playing music from Bosnia, Croatia, Bulgaria, Macedonia and their home base in Serbia, the 7-piece band features a “dynamic blend of traditional instruments, rock'n'roll in attitude, fuelled on dance beats and rooted in the Balkan blues. In their wit, imagination, ability to throw disparate sounds together and refusal to play by "folkloric" rules, KAL mark themselves as both part of Balkan Gypsy tradition and 21st Century Roma cultural activists.” (Garth Cartwright, author of Princes Among Men: Journeys with Gypsy Musicians). The members of KAL are Dragan Ristic (guitar & lead vocal), Dragan Mitrovic (accordion), Vladan Mitrovic (accordion & vocals), Djordje Belkic (violin), Branko Isakovic (double bass), Neat Junuzi (percussion) and Vladimir Stojkovic (percussion).

“Kal, featuring music from Bosnia, Croatia, Bulgaria, Macedonia and Serbia are the young Belgrade-based Romani (Gypsy) band whose self-titled album topped the European world music charts on its release in March, with its dynamic blend of traditional instruments, hard, driving rhythms and soulful yet confrontational style.” - Garth Cartwright
”The disparate sounds of Kal’s music describe a new, post-modern Roma identity that confronts romantic Gypsy clichés. Dragan Ristic, who founded the band with his brother Dushan, says, “We are not living in the past… I’m an urban person, belong to the modern world, [and] go to rave parties… so mixing traditional and urban elements is the best way of presenting our culture.”” 03/08/06 – Rock Paper Scissors