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Were reminded of the title of the breakthrough first album, Laughter Through Tears. The Bacon & Quarmby-produced debut won a BBC World Music Award, was listed as a New York Times Top Ten Album Of The Year, and launched the career of a young KT Tunstall. The tradition of world-class musicianship continued with Bridgette Amofah (Rudimental) as the featured vocalist on Travelling the Face of The Globe, and noted violinist Anna Phoebe, who recorded and performed with the band for over a decade. Every member evolves the Oi Va Voi sound; but through each change, the core themes and vision have remained constant.
2018s album, Memory Drop, introduced the unique voice of Zohara Niddam, and its Zohara who returns here on The Waters Edge, featuring on Shine A Light, Lay Your Head and Wave. Also featuring across the new album is composer, violinist and singer Sarah Anderson, who co-wrote seven tracks on the album, with her emotionally poignant lyrics, evocative layered vocals and uplifting violin parts. Guitarist John Matts and Trumpeter David Orchant also return, with Orchant bringing deep colour and expression to the stirring waltz Oceans. The album opener Sad Dance was written after the devastating earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria in early 2023 impacting many of the bands friends, fans and colleagues. Finding themselves in the studio the day after the tragedy, the band searched for ways to respond. Sarahs mournful, pulsating violins create an ever evolving soundscape on top of which her own vocal, and Steves earthy clarinet express sorrow and hope. Says Sarah – Its about human connection – a metaphorical hand held through trauma, and the preservation of old worlds through relics, reminding us of where we came from.
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