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For UK listers...
here's the latest details of Oi-Va-Voi's London gigs....
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Gigs galore!
Oi-Va-Voi are getting geared up for the summer season...and are extremely busy... There's several chances to hear the Voi in London in the next few months... (of which more below)
We're also off on tour with gigs in the pipeline in Belgium, Germany, Holland, the Isle of Wight & Russia (amongst others)... and we should all be getting Hungarian stamps in our passports too before too long...
We'll also be playing some more gigs with Moroccan band, MoMo, as part of our 'Roots and Harmony' project.
Listed below is the list of gigs Oi-Va-Voi have confirmed although there's a couple more still in the pipeline
Gig Dates
Sunday 29th April
Red Gate Gallery 5-9pm
Oi-Va-Voi begin a fortnightly residency at the Red Gate Gallery, an intimate and low-key arts gallery in Brixton. Come down for a chill Sunday evening (and flavoured vodkas at £1 a shot)
Monday 30th April
Dublin Castle 9:30pm, £5 (£4 with flyer)
Oi-Va-Voi appear at the Dublin Castle with support from Wish and Random
Wednesday 16th May
The Spitz, 9pm (£5)
Oi-Va-Voi appear at The Spitz with support - Ricardo Czureja Trio, Romany musicians from Zakopane, Poland, & DJ Max Reinhardt
Wednesday 13th June
Cargo, 9pm (£tbc)
Once again, Oi-Va-Voi will play at Cargo, dubbed as one of London?s trendiest clubs with friends MoMo, for the ongoing "Roots and Harmony" project.
Tuesday 3rd July
The Spitz (£tbc)
Oi-Va-Voi appear with support - Kharkov Klezmer Band, Ukraine
This Klezfest Fringe gig is supported by the Jewish Music Institute.
Saturday 4th August,
Dranouter Festival, Belgium
Details at:www.folkdranouter.be
About the artists
Oi-Va-Voi
'beautiful and itchy' (The Guardian)
'We've heard US revivalists the Klezmatics - but Oi-Va-Voi give things their own UK style cross-cultural slant.' (FROOTS)
Inspired by intense research in Eastern Europe and the Middle East, Oi-Va-Voi play what can only be defined as the eclectic sound of ethnic London, with Klezmer, flamenco and North African Sephardi music meeting funk, breakbeats and DJ culture head on.
Oi-Va-Voi represent the cutting edge of new Jewish music, and are the subject of a recent international documentary film - UK Today - showcasing the best of contemporary British culture. They have recorded original music for film, theatre and the South Bank Show and have performed live in 2000 at such diverse venues as the Knitting Factory, New York, Antwerp International Festival of Jewish Music, Belgium and Glastonbury, UK.
Catch them live and you will see why they have a reputation as "the leading exponents of the new sound" (Metro)
Ricardo Czureja Trio
Ricardo was born in Zakopane, Poland into a family of gypsy musicians. He learnt to play violin from his grandfather and gave his first public performance at the age of six. Ricardo trained at the Teater Jewish Theatre in Warsaw and led an ensemble of 20 gypsy musicians, singers and dancers.
He now performs Slovak, Russian, Romanian, Hungarian and gypsy repertoire and virtuoso improvisations on these themes.
Kharkov Klezmer Band
Five young Jewish musicians awaken the young people of Kharkov to the rich cultural heritage of Eastern European Jewry. The band took part in the First Ukrainian KlezFest in 2000 and have performed in Hungary and Austria.
They are appearing in London as part of the London Klezfest, generously supported by the Jewish Music Institute.
MoMo
MoMo succeed in fusing deep traditional music drawn from Gnawa and Berber traditions with trance, techno and even deep house as they play over live DJ mixed beats.
Interspersed with the seductive sounds of the mondo and bass sintir atop matchless intuitive and rhythm hard percussion, their mesmeric vocals bring rap and the blues to the sounds of Morocco.
MoMo?s track record includes Robert Plant, WOMAD, Barbican Roots & Shoots Festival, Portobello Festival, the Shrine, Modal, TUC Respect Festival and the Orange Book Awards, worldwide broadcasting and festivals in Italy. ?Hypnotic and irresistible? (Time Out)
MoMo play as an electric band and an acoustic group Their recent Sound of the Moors project played over DJ Tabab? s fresh techno trance/dub creations and will be released later this year.
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Venue Information
The Red Gate Gallery
Live music & artist exhibits with bar
209 Coldharbour Lane, Brixton, London
Box office & info: 020 7326 0993
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The Dublin Castle
Irish pub
94 Parkway, Camden
Tel: 020 7485 1775
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The Spitz
Live music, gallery, bar & bistro
109 Commercial Street, Old Spitalfields Market, London E1 6BG
admin. 020 7392 9034, box office & info 020 7392 9032
www.spitz.co.uk
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Cargo
Trendy new club and bar with restaurant serving delicious street food of the world
Kingsland Viaduct, 83 Rivington Street, Shoreditch, EC2
Box office & info: 0207 739 3440
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