Carl Sandburg Visits Me In A Dream

‘Oh, dear!’, I say to this intriguing amalgamation of klezmer, Ladino, electronica, and Eastern European influences that is Oi Va Voi. With the release of their 4th LP Travelling the Face of the Globe, this quintet has certainly proved their mettle in transforming traditional European Jewish rhythms into bonafide folk-rock.

It’s a risky proposition when a trumpet and clarinet help make up a band’s core, but there’s always the chance that you’re in for something real special. And certainly if KT Tunstall saw enough in this collective to be involved infrequently for a few years, then hopefully you the listener will find this worthwhile as well. But it gets better: Travelling the Face of the Globe was partly recorded in an old synagogue in London, giving fullness and inspiration to this complex fusion of modernity and tradition.

Check out Travelling the Face of the Globe.

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