Boi Akih With Hélène Duret, Peter Somuah, Fanny Meteier, Joshua Herwig, Mike Reed at Bimhuis

BOI AKIH is more than music, it’s a movement of sound and emotion. Formed around award-winning vocalist and lyricist Monica Akihary (Boy Edgar Prize 2023) and guitarist/composer Niels Brouwer, this duo creates a unique musical language that transcends genres and cultures and is characterized by a deep connection to jazz as well as to European and Moluccan musical traditions.

This time BOI AKIH presents brand new compositions and a powerful new line-up, featuring acclaimed drummer and composer Mike Reed - a key figure in Chicago's rich musical landscape - and Hélène Duret (Paris), a powerful and unique sound on clarinet...

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BOI AKIH is more than music, it’s a movement of sound and emotion. Formed around award-winning vocalist and lyricist Monica Akihary (Boy Edgar Prize 2023) and guitarist/composer Niels Brouwer, this duo creates a unique musical language that transcends genres and cultures and is characterized by a deep connection to jazz as well as to European and Moluccan musical traditions.

This time BOI AKIH presents brand new compositions and a powerful new line-up, featuring acclaimed drummer and composer Mike Reed - a key figure in Chicago's rich musical landscape - and Hélène Duret (Paris), a powerful and unique sound on clarinet. They are joined by tuba player Fanny Meteier (Paris), trumpeter Peter Somuah (GH) and cellist Joshua Herwig (NL), three rising young musicians of unprecedented talent, stars in the making.

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