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Oi

Oi! is a kind of music that originated in London, UK in 1980. Oi! music has its roots in: glam rock, pub rock, drinking songs and football chants. Oi! music had a large skinhead following and other working-class youngs, hooligans and herberts. Ideologically is a sort of political populism, which mix nationalism, sense of justice, gregarious feeling and violence. classic Oi! bands could be: Sham 69, Cock Sparrer, The Business, Cockney Rejects, Last Resort or The 4-Skins. journalist Garry Bushell played a very important role to spread Oi! music through TV, music magazines, articles and promoting events. Contemporary notable Oi! bands could be: Booze & Glory, Perkele, Evil Conduct or La Inquisición. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

emerged ~1978 · derived from Rock ↗ see in graph

Sound of Oi

Oi! Oi! Oi!
Cockney Rejects
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We're Coming Back
Cock Sparrer
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I Got Your Number
Cock Sparrer
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England Belongs to Me
Cock Sparrer
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Riot Squad
Cock Sparrer
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Related Tokens

Rock

Sources & Attribution

Source Entry Name Confidence Link Notes
Last.fm Oi Derived from data —
Wikipedia Oi music Derived from data ↗

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