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Guitarist en composer Niels Brouwer and vocalist Monica Akihary are the core of Boi Akih, which began in 1996.  The duo has developed a distinctive repertoire for the ensemble, one in which cultural roots - musical traditions from the Moluccas, Sunda and Bali, Dutch (European) jazz and improvised music, classical Indian music and traditional African music - form the basis for composition, free improvisation and text. Boi Akih has grown into an ensemble with a striking sound and its very own unmistakable musical idiom.

音乐

组合“阿姬公主”成立于1996年，吉他手兼作曲尼尔斯和主唱莫妮卡是组合的核心成员。这支二人组合在长期的配合中已经形成了自己独特的表演风格，二人各自的文化根基与音乐背景是他们词曲创作和即兴表演的灵感源泉，如印尼摩鹿加、巽他和巴厘岛的传统音乐，荷兰（欧洲）爵士乐和即兴乐、印第安古典乐以及传统非洲音乐等元素。这支组合拥有主唱震撼人心的嗓音以及独一无二的音乐符号。

The search for its ‘own’ roots has led to Boi Akih’s unique sound. Sound exploration, compositional forms, improvisation and performance have been essential facets from the very beginning. The development of Monica Akihary’s and Niels Brouwer’s distinctive vocal and guitar styles have given sounds and elements from various musical traditions a new meaning within the national an international music world. The French press, reviewing the CD Uwa I, wrote, ‘ The combination of European, Indian and Indonesian cultures on the one hand with jazz on the other, gives Boi Akih a sound and colour unique in the current musical landscape.’ The German press is also full of praise for the innovations: ‘four musical world views that groove convincingly, but also a new concept of cultural symbiosis through improvisation.’ No surprise then that in France Uwa I was chosen as the year’s best world jazz CD.

 “阿姬公主”在音乐创作的过程中努力追根溯源，这使得他们的音乐呈现出了一种独特的气质。起初，对声音、作曲形式、即兴发挥和表演的探索是他们创作中十分重要的层面，而随着乐队的成长，莫妮卡标志性的的独特嗓音和尼尔斯日益鲜明的吉他风格赋予了传统音乐元素在国内与国际音乐界全新的听觉感受。 法国媒体对于他们的专辑《Uwa I》给出了这样的评价“阿姬公主一方面结合了欧洲、印度和印尼文化，另一方面又融入了爵士乐，他们独树一帜的声音在当今的音乐领域无人能模仿”。德国媒体对他们在音乐上的创新亦赞不绝口“他们将四种音乐语言完美融合，用即兴演出的方式诠释了全新的文化共生理念”。至此，《Uwa I》被评为法国年度最佳爵士专辑也就不足为奇了。

language

In 1998 the linguistic community hailed Brouwers and Akihary’s texts as a phenomenon. While Boi Akih’s music subtly refers to Moluccan roots, it is above all through language that Akihary honours her heritage. She writes and sings in her father’s native language, regarded as moribund by the scientific world. Since 1998 Brouwer and Akihary have been working with Dutch and Australian linguists who study Haruku. With their help and support, Boi Akih not only keeps the tradition alive, but also employs the language in its most authentic form, poetic self-expression.

语言

1988年，语言社区将布鲁威与阿姬哈利的歌词称作为一种现象。阿姬公主的音乐中虽然并未凸显摩鹿加群岛的文化，但阿姬哈利用这一特殊的演唱语言表达了她对自己国家文化遗产的敬意。她用父亲的母语写歌、唱歌，被这个科技时代视为停滞不前的顽石。但自1998年起，布鲁威和阿姬哈利开始与研究Haruku语的荷兰和澳大利亚语言学家合作。在他们的帮助下，阿姬公主不仅成功保存了自己的传统文化更让他们的语言有所归属，完成了诗意的自我表达。

concerts

Since the release of its first CD, Boi Akih has made a big impression nationally and internationally at such leading (jazz) festivals and venues as BerlinJazz Fest, Jazz Sous Les Pommier, North Sea Jazz, Jazzkaar, Kaunas Jazz Fest, European Jazz Nights Oslo, Bray Jazz,  Awesome Africa Music Fest, Kilkenny Arts Fest, GlattundVerkehrt, Das Konzert Haus , Jazzclub Unterfahrt, Bimhuis,  Jazzclub Sunset, Festival Radio France et Montpelier, Theater Musee Quai de Branly, Pole Sud (Jazz D’or ) and Jazz Grenoble. Boi Akih has also appeared on diverse radio and TV programmes - VPRO - Reiziger in Muziek, Vrije Geluiden, France2 - Les mots et minuit, Radio France- Equinox, BBC – Charlie Gillet Show, ORF- RTL4 Barend en Van Dorp, etc.

音乐会

自发行了第一张专辑之后，阿姬公主就在全国以及世界范围内众多热门爵士音乐节以及演出场所上名声大震，如柏林爵士音乐节，Jazz Sous Les Pommier，北海爵士音乐节等。另外，阿姬公主的声音还出现在了众多调频及电视节目中，如法国第二频道的Les mots et minuit,法国调频Equinox，英国BBC节目Charlie Gillet秀等等。

discography

The ensemble’s debut CD, the self-titled Boi Akih, appeared in 1997 and was very well received by the Dutch press. The general public made Boi Akih’s acquaintance through the VPRO TV programme Reiziger in Muziek. Since then the ensemble has been a steady fixture on the Dutch scene.

唱片

阿姬公主的首张同名专辑发行于1997年，并获得了荷兰媒体的一致好评。通过荷兰的电视节目Reiziger in Muziek广大观众逐渐熟知了这个组合，现如今他们已经成为各色荷兰音乐节目中的常客。

Brouwer and Akihary continued to inspire each other and made their first international step with the release of Uwa I on the renowned German world jazz label ENJA Records. ENJA Records and Boi Akih have a very special relationship, witness the worldwide release of Uwa I and its successor Yalelol by ENJA. The CD’s have been enthusiastically received by public and press alike. Dutch newspapers The Volkskrant and the Parool, and the magazine Jazz, all chose Yalelol as best world jazz CD of 2007.

布鲁威和阿姬哈利并没有停止他们探索的脚步，他们不断给予互相灵感，更大胆的向国际乐坛进军。德国著名爵士厂牌ENJA唱片公司为他们发行了第一张打开国 际市场的专辑《Uwa I》，并在之后再次推出专辑《Yalelol》。这两张专辑在乐迷和媒体中都颇受推崇，荷兰报纸和爵士与杂志都一致将《Yalelol》评选为2007年 度千秋最佳爵士唱片。