Voices of the Moluccas
The starting point is the Lagu Lagu repertoire: centuries-old Moluccan chanting, captured in field recordings from 1948, reimagined with today’s energy. In this new lineup, the music gains more space, groove and tension. Multilayered vocals, deep rhythms and open structures make every performance dynamic and unpredictable.
messiah
Many people are familiar with Handel’s Messiah, an oratorio that has been performed and cherished worldwide since the 18th century, particularly for its iconic Hallelujah chorus. especially for its iconic Hallelujah. Yet where this monumental work is typically heard with large choirs and orchestras, BOI AKIH takes a surprisingly different approach.
Some Entangled Review Excerpts
“Touch through sound, music in which everything is interconnected”
“Entangled is an album of quiet power, extraordinary sensitivity, and great artistic openness. An intimate musical world that sparks curiosity, touches the soul, and to which one wants to return again and again. Yet another impressive demonstration of why Boi Akih is not to be missed.” Jazzfun.de May 2026
“Two soloists on duo paths… Thus, the songs on ‘Entangled’ sound like magical messages—coming from a far, yet feeling so familiar.”
New Album Entangled
Entangled our new album is a composition that unfolds like a journey through interconnected sound worlds: a single, continuous form in which smaller arcs of tension emerge and then dissolve back into a larger structure. There are moments of song-like clarity, which then give way to more abstract melodic and rhythmic landscapes.
This is music in the tension between composition and improvisation. Spontaneity fuels its urgency and intensity, while an underlying structure provides support. This music draws freely from many musical styles, but never submits to them. It emerges in the moment of creation itself.