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Oi Va Voi — 7 Brothers
Album: Digital Folklore
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6.7

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Total ratings: 1973









Released: 2002
Length: 4:29
Plays (last 30 days): 2
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Lyrics:

Yetti qush bolip osmonga uchib uchib ketarlaro,
Nima izlab nima uchun bilmaymano (x4)

Translation:

Seven birds fly into the sky,
I don't know what to look for (x4)
Posted 9 hours ago by Sofa_King    [ Reply ]
 maboleth wrote:

Naah, this is no Greek music. This is Slavic in origin, possibly ex-Yugoslavia.


Close, I'd rather say Bulgaria (which wasn't a part of Yugoslavia), but there is a lot of overlap between folk elements in those parts. Being from Serbia, I definitely hear some influence from traditional music from some region(s) here.
Posted 9 hours ago by Sofa_King    [ Reply ]
When hearing this after Radiohead's Optimistic, you can hear how 7 Brothers borrowed from that song !
Posted 3 months ago by PinkSo    [ Reply ]
Still works wonders!
Posted 8 months ago by hjhlarsen    [ Reply ]
I always think the intro is Adam Ant's "Friend Or Foe". 
 
Well I'm gonna go listen to that, I need a good 80s kick in the pants tonight.
Posted 1 year ago by timmus    [ Reply ]
+1 for cool band name
Posted 1 year ago by Kajukenbo    [ Reply ]
 S-curvy wrote:

Reminds me (moi) of klezmer hanging out with the “Mad Men” soundtrack.




I Agree! LOL!  PS: Don't forget  James Bond  "Goldfinger"!!   
Posted 2 years ago by eileenomurphy    [ Reply ]
When THIS is played after REM Drive you suddenly realize how boring REM is.
Posted 2 years ago by joko63808    [ Reply ]
WOW---> Great Energy/Great Sound! Lo\V/e the \V/ocals! 
Posted 2 years ago by jjbix37    [ Reply ]
Reminds me (moi) of klezmer hanging out with the “Mad Men” soundtrack.
Posted 2 years ago by S-curvy    [ Reply ]
Interesting version with the vocals added. Make for a richer tune, furshur.
Posted 2 years ago by bitbanger    [ Reply ]
Hearing music like this has made me give up commercial music radio and their SSDD
Posted 2 years ago by jp33442    [ Reply ]
"Golllldfingerrrrrrr!"

just me? 
Posted 2 years ago by CCSandman    [ Reply ]
 gatorade wrote:

6.5....Ignorance or Apathy? 


Looking at the graph it appears to be a mixture of aversion, a small quantity of enthusiasm, and a predominance of meh+.
Posted 2 years ago by Edweirdo    [ Reply ]
 Solanus wrote:

BillG, is it just me or did you recently switch to a version with vocals? I still dig it, but I think I rated this quite a while ago, yet had never heard lyrics before just now.



Yeah, that's baking my noodle too. I'm sure this used to be an instrumental , that or I've gone mental. ;)
Posted 3 years ago by ziggytrix    [ Reply ]
BillG, is it just me or did you recently switch to a version with vocals? I still dig it, but I think I rated this quite a while ago, yet had never heard lyrics before just now.
Posted 3 years ago by Solanus    [ Reply ]
Great musicians
Posted 3 years ago by philbertr    [ Reply ]
faultless .beaut drum
Posted 3 years ago by betsyroks    [ Reply ]
more Balkan!
Posted 3 years ago by sunnyS    [ Reply ]
Just got me dancing. Love it.
Posted 4 years ago by whaleboneman    [ Reply ]
 gatorade wrote:
6.5....Ignorance or Apathy? 
 
Don't know, don't care
Posted 4 years ago by cloudymcloudface    [ Reply ]
love this music..
Posted 4 years ago by stanohlohovec5    [ Reply ]
Klesmir &  Calexico  Not bad!
Posted 4 years ago by javelipix    [ Reply ]
 gmichaelt wrote:
Seven Sisters next? Seven Chinese Brothers? I'm on the edge of the universe in anticipation.
 

I'm betting on "8 Brothers" or possibly "At Last! A girl!"
Posted 5 years ago by missionaire    [ Reply ]
 otterson wrote:
Oi Va Voi is a British band that takes its name from a Yiddish-derived exclamation popular in modern Hebrew meaning, approximately, "Oh, dear!" The band formed in London, England, in the year 2000.  So the klezmer influence is apt to be true.

 

Thank you very much! 
Posted 6 years ago by helgigermany    [ Reply ]
I am ever a sucker for a chopped up Amen break, but this is just TOO MUCH FUN! {#Roflol}
Posted 6 years ago by ziggytrix    [ Reply ]
Seven Sisters next? Seven Chinese Brothers? I'm on the edge of the universe in anticipation.
Posted 7 years ago by gmichaelt    [ Reply ]
Oi Va Voi is a British band that takes its name from a Yiddish-derived exclamation popular in modern Hebrew meaning, approximately, "Oh, dear!" The band formed in London, England, in the year 2000.  So the klezmer influence is apt to be true.

Posted 7 years ago by otterson    [ Reply ]
Oi! The Soundtrack to Helga & Rosaletta's High School Reunion!
Posted 7 years ago by smackiepipe    [ Reply ]
 dave6 wrote:
oy gevalt {#Bananajam}

sounds a little like klesmer.. {#Roflol}
 
Klesmer techno!
Posted 7 years ago by sstachowiak    [ Reply ]
Prog Balkan Techno... dead giveaway: 7/8 time signature. ;-)
Posted 8 years ago by rocklandlove    [ Reply ]
reminds me a bit of "beats antique"!
Posted 8 years ago by zeefreak    [ Reply ]
 Dahlia_Gumbo wrote:
I envision a circle of men in shiny baggy pants dancing with BIG smiles on their faces.

 
Okay, but does this song make you envision anything?
Posted 8 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
Reminded of some ska klezmer, some Spaccanapoli. Nice, mellow but energetic.
Posted 8 years ago by chasech5    [ Reply ]
Silly!  (I mean that in a good, fun way.)
Posted 8 years ago by Jack_Jefferson    [ Reply ]
 TerryS wrote:

Yes, I listened to Macedonian "folk" music like this, but with 3 brass flutes, flugel horn (OK 17 Players) this weekend Fabulous stuff.

 



 
Naah, this is no Greek music. This is Slavic in origin, possibly ex-Yugoslavia.
Posted 8 years ago by maboleth    [ Reply ]
Bonobo? Ah, its Oi Va Voi.

 gatorade wrote:
6.5....Ignorance or Apathy? 

  
Yeah you are right.
6 -> 7 
Posted 8 years ago by Kaw    [ Reply ]
 gatorade wrote:
6.5....Ignorance or Apathy? 

 
7/8
Posted 8 years ago by a_genuine_find    [ Reply ]
I understand that we all have to kiss some frogs, but my ears think that this one croaks.
Posted 9 years ago by DaidyBoy    [ Reply ]
oy gevalt {#Bananajam}

sounds a little like klesmer.. {#Roflol}
Posted 9 years ago by dave6    [ Reply ]
Has a Bonobo kind of sound to it, no?
Posted 9 years ago by Jelani    [ Reply ]
Oi va voi, that beat!
Posted 9 years ago by ziggytrix    [ Reply ]
 eno wrote:


{#Wave} You aren't all alone! My love is growing whenever I listen to it!    

 
Ditto, love these guys
Posted 9 years ago by bitbanger    [ Reply ]
 GTT wrote:
I like it, and it reminds me a bit of Slavic Soul Party, Teknochek Collision.  Can't seem to find anyone else who likes that song.

 

{#Wave} You aren't all alone! My love is growing whenever I listen to it!    
Posted 9 years ago by eno    [ Reply ]
I like it, and it reminds me a bit of Slavic Soul Party, Teknochek Collision.  Can't seem to find anyone else who likes that song.
Posted 10 years ago by GTT    [ Reply ]
It's a Yiddish thing. I grew up listening to Uncles and Cousins playing a simpler version of this kind of music.
Posted 10 years ago by lunatic    [ Reply ]
 dima wrote:
Like Macedonian folk music. God for movie sound.

 
Yes, I listened to Macedonian "folk" music like this, but with 3 brass flutes, flugel horn (OK 17 Players) this weekend Fabulous stuff.

 


Posted 10 years ago by TerryS    [ Reply ]
lick wood means rewind!
Posted 11 years ago by ziggytrix    [ Reply ]
I like the album version way better than this remix. And a great album that is btw.
Posted 11 years ago by midget    [ Reply ]
I envision a circle of men in shiny baggy pants dancing with BIG smiles on their faces.
Posted 11 years ago by Dahlia_Gumbo    [ Reply ]
{#Arrowd} Lot going on here, too.
Posted 11 years ago by unclehud    [ Reply ]

There's a lot going on here.


Posted 11 years ago by Webfoot    [ Reply ]
Calexico plus gypsy Jazz mixed with a touch of Electronica! A feast for the ears! Thanks Bill!
Posted 11 years ago by naqutn1    [ Reply ]
6.5....Ignorance or Apathy? 
Posted 12 years ago by gatorade    [ Reply ]
Good enough to not get PSD'd, but not exciting enough for me to chase it down for my collection.
Posted 12 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]
Interesting, and sounds quite musically 'clever' to my untrained ears...but not sure that I like it on first listen.
Every time it starts to grow on me, something changes and the appeal diminishes..
Posted 12 years ago by jt1    [ Reply ]
Nice musical fuse,I love also the trumpets!{#Hearteyes}
Posted 12 years ago by dharma17    [ Reply ]
 evansdad wrote:
This is awful stuff...perhaps the 7 Brothers should have received some music lessons...
 
Judging by the complexity of this tune and the musicianship displayed, I would guess these guys have had a great many music lessons.
Posted 12 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
Sweet.... great for the head...
Posted 13 years ago by len17    [ Reply ]
Take the emphasis off of the horns and put it on a spanish 12 string guitar and I would be sold.
Posted 13 years ago by PA1749    [ Reply ]
Like Macedonian folk music. God for movie sound.
Posted 14 years ago by dima    [ Reply ]
 evansdad wrote:
This is awful stuff...perhaps the 7 Brothers should have received some music lessons...
I take it that you're volunteering to perform, the next tune chock full of syncopation in 7/8 time?
Posted 14 years ago by MinMan    [ Reply ]
This is awful stuff...perhaps the 7 Brothers should have received some music lessons...
Posted 14 years ago by evansdad    [ Reply ]
I kinda like it. It feels like a trippy, drug-induced, Tarantino soundtrack.
Posted 15 years ago by scocam    [ Reply ]
 pb10538 wrote:
7/8 time?
Cant figure the bass line out
 

Yea. That sounds about right. Bass line is the same. Good stuff. I like it when arists don't use boing old 4/4. Mix things up!
Posted 15 years ago by usernameshateme    [ Reply ]
{#Hearteyes} love the horns and the rhythm.

Posted 15 years ago by zipper    [ Reply ]
 pb10538 wrote:
7/8 time?
 

Yeah, incredible. I noticed it too, ...never heard a D&B track with that rhythm before.

This is awesome.  {#Music}


Posted 16 years ago by spaceman    [ Reply ]
 lwilkinson wrote:
I feel like I'm stuck on the very front row in a movie theater breaking my neck by looking straight up and the movie is sub-titled in English and the name is something like ..... Welcome to My Transylvania Wedding.

And the dancing goes on and on and on and on and .........  

.... could you be watching scenes from 'Montenegro'.

Posted 16 years ago by MinMan    [ Reply ]
7/8 time?
Cant figure the bass line out
Posted 16 years ago by pb10538    [ Reply ]
I feel like I'm stuck on the very front row in a movie theater breaking my neck by looking straight up and the movie is sub-titled in English and the name is something like ..... Welcome to My Transylvania Wedding. And the dancing goes on and on and on and on and .........
Posted 16 years ago by lwilkinson    [ Reply ]
Granted, this one is not quite as good as "Yuri", but I do like the juxtaposition of the traditional instruments/song stylings with the techno beats. Combine that with the smooth nature of the song and it's a very cool, edgy, mellow groove.
Posted 16 years ago by bugleboy624    [ Reply ]
Weirdly soothing. . .
Posted 16 years ago by DeeCee1109    [ Reply ]
Klezmer Supergrass!
Posted 16 years ago by Frater_Kork    [ Reply ]
Cool drum and bass compilation, I was surprised to see Oi Va Voi although I only know their kitschy but catchy Yuri.
Posted 16 years ago by js5280    [ Reply ]
I like it but it seems like it's been on forever...
Posted 16 years ago by Shesdifferent    [ Reply ]
Very nice soundtrack for an interesting afternoon. I like the Freilech flavor.
Posted 16 years ago by justin_thyme    [ Reply ]
andrewimft wrote:
Nice smorgysbord buffet of latin, klezmer, meditteranean, india, folky, gypsy, jazz and other tasty flavors in a yummy dish. Great to have worldly world music on RP.
With a dash of Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass?
Posted 16 years ago by smehan55    [ Reply ]
Has a very nice Bukovina sound to it. I like!
Posted 16 years ago by spaceman    [ Reply ]
First impression was positive because it is so eclectic, but as the song wore on (and it did) it sounded more like a jam session and less cohesive. There are a lot of people in this band, and apparently everyone wants their time to solo.
Posted 16 years ago by JanaJivin    [ Reply ]
Like it ... Nice, solid bass.
Posted 16 years ago by themotion    [ Reply ]
I dunno, I kinda like it
Posted 16 years ago by jlind    [ Reply ]
timc wrote:
Every time I hear this I have to lower my rating. I'm going to run out of room soon.
I'm already there.
Posted 16 years ago by rtrudeau    [ Reply ]
Nice smorgysbord buffet of latin, klezmer, meditteranean, india, folky, gypsy, jazz and other tasty flavors in a yummy dish. Great to have worldly world music on RP.
Posted 16 years ago by andrewimft    [ Reply ]
I find these guys refreshing. Like the ginger served with a nice plate of sushi. Yum.
Posted 16 years ago by Gaylord_Meatface    [ Reply ]
very cool, ethnic sounding, . . where ever they are, I wanna go, sounds like a fun party!
Posted 16 years ago by jjbix    [ Reply ]
Every time I hear this I have to lower my rating. I'm going to run out of room soon.
Posted 16 years ago by timc    [ Reply ]
LOVE IT!!
Posted 16 years ago by cathenley    [ Reply ]
Absolutely Masterful segue from the Violent Femmes. The DJ's state-of-the-art. Bravo!
Posted 16 years ago by ktnsb    [ Reply ]
mefrombrazil wrote:
WHAT DID YOU SAY?
Woe is me. Basically.
Posted 16 years ago by Jelani    [ Reply ]
Bill, I think you're refering to this album, though 7 Brothers is also on the Laughter Through Tears album (as is Refugee). I doubt you'll find a copy of Digital Folklore on Amazon though. Strange that Amazon US has a different playlist than Amazon UK for the new album - what's that about?
Posted 16 years ago by Ngoziman    [ Reply ]
Jelani wrote:
Oi Vey!
WHAT DID YOU SAY?
Posted 16 years ago by mefrombrazil    [ Reply ]
Just in case you thought Bill only knew one Oi Va Voi song :-)
Posted 16 years ago by sdn    [ Reply ]
Oi Vey!
Posted 16 years ago by Jelani    [ Reply ]
aprilgirl1457 wrote:
Like it! Different - breaks up the flow ....
SERIOUSLY....
Posted 16 years ago by mefrombrazil    [ Reply ]
Like it! Different - breaks up the flow ....
Posted 16 years ago by Kishori    [ Reply ]
PLEASE, SING SOMETHING, ANYTHING.
Posted 16 years ago by mefrombrazil    [ Reply ]
Nice to hear something else from this besides that Yuri track; it's tough to get an impression of a group from a single song. :)
Posted 16 years ago by MrSpaz    [ Reply ]