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Oi Va Voi

Oi Va Voi is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Momo. Those roots explain a lot about how Oi Va Voi arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Jay-Jay Johanson, Elsiane, Flunk, Hooverphonic and Morcheeba, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Regina Spektor, Dick Rivers, Balkan Beat Box and KT Tunstall, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 20 connections around Oi Va Voi, reaching back through Momo and forward to Regina Spektor. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Oi Va Voi are a British band formed in London, England in the year 2000. The band emerged from the UK world music crossover scene, enabling Jewish musicians to bring cultural styles into contemporary songwriting. The band blended their heritage with an emphasis on modern pop sensibilities reflecting their own individual interests in indie rock and alt-folk and the urban dance music of the clubs of London. The band takes its name from a Yiddish-derived exclamation popular in modern Hebrew meaning, approximately, "Oh, my gosh!".

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Oi Va VoiMomoRegina SpektorDick RiversBalkan Beat BoxKT TunstallJay-Jay JohansonElsianeFlunkHooverphonicMorcheebaLhasa de SelaYasmin LevyUNKLE

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Oi Va Voi connections

Oi Va Voi grew out of Momo, shares an orbit with Jay-Jay Johanson, Elsiane, Flunk and Hooverphonic, went on to shape Regina Spektor, Dick Rivers, Balkan Beat Box and KT Tunstall. 20 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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