A gig held at Strange Brew on Wednesday 21st May. The event starts at 19:00.
Oi Va Voi have long been standard bearers of musical exploration and artistic integrity.
Whilst the sound has developed and the personnel has evolved, the vision has remained the same. The band mix subtle, dynamic rhythms and western melodic sensibility with the folk music of their Jewish and East European heritage and deliver it live with a trademark energy and dynamism. From their earliest days Oi Va Voi have managed to resist categorisation while remaining internationally accessible.
As their journey resumes with a new album and a dynamic, expanded live show, the Oi Va Voi sound of 2025 is more nuanced than before - the songs are more worldly, and carry a greater social urgency. The vibrant energy remains though, along with a unifying and heartfelt message of our common humanity in a world which seems increasingly polarised.
Formed at the dawn of the millennium by six young Londoners with diverse musical roots, Oi Va Voi made an instant impact with their debut album Laughter Through Tears. Produced by Grammy award winners Bacon & Quarmby, the album was a double winner at the BBC Radio 3 World Music awards and Dutch Eddison Award winner. It was listed in The New York Times Top 10 albums of the year and launched the career of guest vocalist KT Tunstall.
The follow-up Oi Va Voi was met with favourable reviews but within a month of its release the group’s label V2, was sold. They boldly took control of their own fate, using the proceeds from their unique live shows and festival appearances to finance the recording of their third studio album, 2009’s energetic, Travelling The Face Of The Globe.
Widespread acclaim for that album launched the band back on the road, with sell-out gigs across Europe, Russia, Turkey, Israel, and a memorable headline performance at London’s Shepherd’s Bush Empire. A long and prolific period of gigging followed, with the band consolidating its reputation as a magnetic live experience for fans across several genres.
On 2018’s album Memory Drop, founding members Josh Breslaw (drums) and Steve Levi (clarinet/vocals), along with trumpeter Dave Orchant and guitarist Michael Vinaver, made up the core songwriting quartet. Also prominent on that album was the spellbinding, virtuosic violinist Anna Phoebe, who has appeared live with Oi Va Voi while building a successful solo career. The result was an album brimming with Oi Va Voi’s traditional strengths of blazing musicianship, insightful songcraft and meticulous production.
Over a singular career Oi Va Voi have made a point of transcending genre and defying trends, in favour of more enduring and meaningful musical and cultural values.
Oi Va Voi will release their new album in May 2025 and will be touring in May and throughout 2025.
Entry requirements: 14+, any under 18s accompanied by 21+ adult 1:1 ratio
Whilst the sound has developed and the personnel has evolved, the vision has remained the same. The band mix subtle, dynamic rhythms and western melodic sensibility with the folk music of their Jewish and East European heritage and deliver it live with a trademark energy and dynamism. From their earliest days Oi Va Voi have managed to resist categorisation while remaining internationally accessible.
As their journey resumes with a new album and a dynamic, expanded live show, the Oi Va Voi sound of 2025 is more nuanced than before - the songs are more worldly, and carry a greater social urgency. The vibrant energy remains though, along with a unifying and heartfelt message of our common humanity in a world which seems increasingly polarised.
Formed at the dawn of the millennium by six young Londoners with diverse musical roots, Oi Va Voi made an instant impact with their debut album Laughter Through Tears. Produced by Grammy award winners Bacon & Quarmby, the album was a double winner at the BBC Radio 3 World Music awards and Dutch Eddison Award winner. It was listed in The New York Times Top 10 albums of the year and launched the career of guest vocalist KT Tunstall.
The follow-up Oi Va Voi was met with favourable reviews but within a month of its release the group’s label V2, was sold. They boldly took control of their own fate, using the proceeds from their unique live shows and festival appearances to finance the recording of their third studio album, 2009’s energetic, Travelling The Face Of The Globe.
Widespread acclaim for that album launched the band back on the road, with sell-out gigs across Europe, Russia, Turkey, Israel, and a memorable headline performance at London’s Shepherd’s Bush Empire. A long and prolific period of gigging followed, with the band consolidating its reputation as a magnetic live experience for fans across several genres.
On 2018’s album Memory Drop, founding members Josh Breslaw (drums) and Steve Levi (clarinet/vocals), along with trumpeter Dave Orchant and guitarist Michael Vinaver, made up the core songwriting quartet. Also prominent on that album was the spellbinding, virtuosic violinist Anna Phoebe, who has appeared live with Oi Va Voi while building a successful solo career. The result was an album brimming with Oi Va Voi’s traditional strengths of blazing musicianship, insightful songcraft and meticulous production.
Over a singular career Oi Va Voi have made a point of transcending genre and defying trends, in favour of more enduring and meaningful musical and cultural values.
Oi Va Voi will release their new album in May 2025 and will be touring in May and throughout 2025.
Entry requirements: 14+, any under 18s accompanied by 21+ adult 1:1 ratio
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