Jazz Articles about Sekou Dioubate

Boi Akih: Storyteller

by Ian Patterson
February 16, 2021

Storyteller is singer Monica Akihary and acoustic guitarist Niels Brouwer's ninth recording since 1997, and their sixth as Boi Akih. No two Boi Akih albums are the same, though Akihary's Indonesian heritage--she often sings in the endangered Haruku language--and Brouwer's jazz-inflected improvisations are common denominators. Over the years the duo has embraced Indian, African and Asian elements, with guest musicians such as cellist Ernst Reijseger, tabla & percussion maestro Sandip Bhattacharya, classical percussionist Ryoko Imai, bass clarinetist Tobias Klein and ...