Betsuni Nanmo Klezmer's lyrics & chords

Kazutoki Umezu formed Betsuni Nanmo Klezmer in 1992 and the sprawling ensemble left the world with three public recordings, the 1994 debut Omedeto and two 1996 releases, Waruzu(Waltz) and Ahiru. Betsuni Nanmo Klezmer was Kazutoki Umezu's first klezmer band, prior to his current Komatcha Klezmer project, and boy was it a doozy - a 17(!)-piece orchestra plus heavyweights Makigami Koichi and Tokyo Nammy (who has collaborated with members of Ruins, Hikashu, and others) sharing vocal duties. The group often doubled up on instrumenta...read more