"Cultural Confusion is our specialty," confides bandleader and founder Kaz Fujimoto, as he drains the last of his Guiness.  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 loves the hard rock and other tribal traditions of his home: New Jersey.

Violin player J.W. joined the band after a seismic shift about two years ago and Kagero began to develop their current sound. 

These days the three of them travel throughout the New York Metro Area and regularly crawl into the Kazmovan to gig in Jersey or parts South. 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.   The songs 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 feelgood band next door. 

Kagero regularly records and performs with a revolving cast of guest musicians including Georgie Markov (drums), Yoed (cello), Wynn Yamami (chindon) and Emilio (trumpet).