Oi Va Voi

London-based collective Oi Va Voi makes a sound that's hard to pin down -- while their music easily allows for such diverse labels as "dance," "rock," "electronica," and "world music" to be applied, none of these labels describe the sound of the band to the fullest. Oi Va Voi was able to achieve this through a rather unique combination of the cultural and ethnic backgrounds of its bandmembers, with each of them bringing something original to the table. Rock & roll and Jewish music, dance beats and klezmer, Eastern European horns and trip-hop sensibilities -- all these elements co-exist in the music of Oi Va Voi, creating a dense and exciting whole that sounds like little else out there. ~ Sergey Mesenov