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,
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“Two soloists on duo paths… Thus, the songs on ‘Entangled’ sound like magical messages—coming from a far, yet feeling so familiar.”
“Niels Brouwer is an acoustic guitarist moving along the borderlands of jazz and classical music. He allows a luminous intimacy to flare up in his playing, works with wonderful harmonies, and his melodic ideas inspire through their lyrical beauty.”
Brouwer captivates with his atonal worldview, his percussive accompaniment, and plenty of playful improvisations. Moreover, he has an ear for his musical partner…” Komplott.de June 26
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“everything seems to arise in the moment—a quiet, poetic album that unfolds layer by layer and convince precisely through its openness and unpredictability.” er-em-online.de June 26 *****
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“BOI AKIH All Embracing”
“With guitar and vocals, the duo Boi Akih offers a global mix of cultures, styles, and sounds. The 7-string acoustic guitar provides Brouwer with a wide spectrum of additional expressive possibilities, while Monica Akihary injects her voice in unusual, shimmering colors into the long 9-movement construction. Add to that a bit of electro-acoustic background work, and “Entangled” becomes a world-connecting experiment. ” Ohrenschmauch – na dann Muenster June 2026
“In their wide-ranging, atmospheric compositions, they create highly complex sound ornamentations on a minimalist basis. In doing so, an open, free soundscape emerges between improvisation and contemporary jazz.” In Music, July/Aug 2026 ****
“Despite the sparse lineup, Entangled has become Boi Akih’s most complex and abstract album to date. That’s immediately clear from the opening track, “Emergence,” in which Akihary uses her voice instrumentally. The guitar sounds classical, yet at the same time is reminiscent of an African kora and sounds free and improvisational.” JazzNu July 2026
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“The 11th album of the Dutch-Moluccan duo Boi Akih has its focus on that inner and outer process, make the layers, edges, wanderings, rustling, murmuring, hissing, rubbing, the universe of taking shape perceivable and audible and becoming aware where things appear to be connected in astonishing ways.” Europe Jazz Media Charts July 2026
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“Of the 11 albums they have now released, I feel that this one ranks high up there among the very best. The music is lyrical and beautiful…” Salt Peanuts July 2026
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