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MY LITTLE BONITA

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Released: Jan 1, 2009

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MY LITTLE BONITA
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MY DADDY IS A THIEF
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2 + 1 IS ALMOST 5
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Genre: Electroacoustic / Flamenco / Rock
Location Bed-Stuy, BROOKLYN, New York, US
Profile Views: 76147
Last Login: 9/6/2011
Member Since 2/19/2005
Website www.kagero.com
Record Label KIMONO SPY MUSIC
Type of Label Indie
Bio
What is Japanese Gypsy Rock? "Cultural Confusion is our specialty," confides bandleader and founder Kaz Fujimoto, as he drains the last of his Guinness. This cat is a Japanese Gypsy -- you can tell from his personal style -- maybe it's the colorful scarf, aviator goggles or his proper English accent. No, it's the pants. The guy has great pants. Kaz and bass player Robbie Simpson have been making music together for over a decade. Robbie also has great pants and an impressive collection of Heavy Metal T-shirts. Robbie lives for hard rock and other tribal traditions of his home: New Jersey. Violin player J.W. joined the band after a seismic shift two years ago when Kagero began to develop their current sound. KAGERO regularly travels throughout the New York Metro Area and crawls into the Kazmovan to gig in Jersey or parts North, South or West. The sound has been described as a melting pot of tonalities and rhythms from Asia, the Middle East, South America and Eastern Europe -- "Cultural Confusion". Sometimes the songs are beautiful imagery, sometimes sad folk tales, and sometimes silly songs about drinking. But the tunes are always fun, and the show is often a very high energy dancing good time. Kagero’s world music goulash is very tasty -- even if you don’t always know what’s you’re eating. Just call us your local neighborhood urban-gypsophonic, border-jumping, international debtor’s prison groove-loving feel-good band next door. .... KAZ (vocals, harp, guitar) was born in a Japanese village where he cut school to play music in local clubs until he was old enough to pack up his axe and see the world. He got hisself educated in London, inebriated in Dublin, lost in the streets of Paris and finally ended up in that home of all the world's itinerants, New York City. As founding member and creative mastermind behind Kagero, Kaz pulls his influences from every and anywhere, bringing genres and killer hooks together in novel ways. He also likes Guiness. A lot. .... ROB BASS (electric bass, vocals) has been performing with Kaz and Kagero many years, since the fabled days of Al Mars. Aside from a long standing professional interest in the culture of New Jersey, Robbie is an accomplished musician -- he's played all around the New York area with various groups of many different styles -- but whatever he does, he bangs his head. Rob is made of heavy metal, and he keeps the rock. .... J.W. (fiddle, saw) learned to play violin at age 6 by the Suzuki Method with about 9.5 billion other young asians. He played in local youth orchestras until college, where he pursued, shall we say, other interests. After moving to NYC in the year 2000, and trying to make rent by playing on the subway, J.W. finally threw away his chin rest and joined up with the local garage folk movement and has been trying to unlearn ever since.
Members
KAZ: Vocal, Acoustic Guitar & Harmonica ... J.W.: Violin ... ROB SIMPSON: Bass & Vocal ... Guest Musicians: LEO on Drums ... KATE on Accordion ... WYNN on Chindon ... KIM on Tambourine ...
Influences
THE BEATLES.. NATACHA ATLAS.. ANDY McCOY.. ROMANYI ROTA.. CARTOLA.. THE KINKS.. TSUYOSHI NAGABUCHI.. HAKIM.. RC SUCCESSION .. GOGOL BORDELLO.. THINK OF ONE.. GIPSY KINGS.. BOB MARLEY.. FARID EL ATRACHE.. MANU CHAO.. EMIR KUSTURICA & .. THE NO SMOKING ORCHESTRA.. CHEB MAMI.. LILA DOWNS.. GORAN BREGOVIC.. ZOLTOE KOLTSO.. AKINA NAKAMORI.. TONY GATLIF MOVIES .. 007 SOUNDTRACKS.. RED WARRIORS.. and all the great music on earth...
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JAPANESE GYPSY ROCK

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What is Japanese Gypsy Rock? "Cultural Confusion is our specialty," confides bandleader and founder Kaz Fujimoto, as he drains the last of his Guinness. This cat is a Japanese Gypsy -- you can tell from his personal style -- maybe it's the colorful scarf, aviator goggles or his proper English accent. No, it's the pants. The guy has great pants. Kaz and bass player Robbie Simpson have been making music together for over a decade. Robbie also has great pants and an impressive collection of Heavy Metal T-shirts. Robbie lives for hard rock and other tribal traditions of his home: New Jersey. Violin player J.W. joined the band after a seismic shift two years ago when Kagero began to develop their current sound. KAGERO regularly travels throughout the New York Metro Area and crawls into the Kazmovan to gig in Jersey or parts North, South or West. The sound has been described as a melting pot of tonalities and rhythms from Asia, the Middle East, South America and Eastern Europe -- "Cultural Confusion". Sometimes the songs are beautiful imagery, sometimes sad folk tales, and sometimes silly songs about drinking. But the tunes are always fun, and the show is often a very high energy dancing good time. Kagero’s world music goulash is very tasty -- even if you don’t always know what’s you’re eating. Just call us your local neighborhood urban-gypsophonic, border-jumping, international debtor’s prison groove-loving feel-good band next door.

KAZ (vocals, harp, guitar) was born in a Japanese village where he cut school to play music in local clubs until he was old enough to pack up his axe and see the world. He got hisself educated in London, inebriated in Dublin, lost in the streets of Paris and finally ended up in that home of all the world's itinerants, New York City. As founding member and creative mastermind behind Kagero, Kaz pulls his influences from every and anywhere, bringing genres and killer hooks together in novel ways. He also likes Guiness. A lot.

Kaz: Vocal, Acoustic Guitar & Harmonica

ROB BASS (electric & upright bass, vocals) has been performing with Kaz and Kagero many years, since the fabled days of Al Marz. Aside from a long standing professional interest in the culture of New Jersey, Robbie is an accomplished musician -- he's played all around the New York area with various groups of many different styles -- but whatever he does, he bangs his head. Rob is made of heavy metal, and he keeps the rock.

Rob Bass: Bass & Vocal

J.W. (fiddle, saw) learned to play violin at age 6 by the Suzuki Method with about 9.5 billion other young asians. He played in local youth orchestras until college, where he pursued, shall we say, other interests. After moving to NYC in the year 2000, and trying to make rent by playing on the subway, J.W. finally threw away his chin rest and joined up with the local garage folk movement and has been trying to unlearn ever since.

J.W.: Violin

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