Mazzeltov & Rolinha Kross's lyrics & chords

Klezmerband Mazzeltov, featuring singer Rolinha Kross, releases its fifth album in 2008. ‘Amsterdam’ (subtitled ‘Filching in Mokum [the yiddish name for Amsterdam]) pays tribute to the yiddish past of this city and it is a surprising cd. Poetess Willy Brill translated some well known English and Dutch songs into yiddish, e.g. ‘Windmills of your mind’. The music has been rearranged into an eastern-european klezmer style with a hint of jazz. In this way Mazzeltov is very creative in enlarging the yiddish repertoire. The famous Dutch t...read more