Circles in a Square Society

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Circles In A Square Society
CirclesSquareSociety.jpg
Studio album by Boi Akih
Released 2012
Genre World, Jazz, Rock
Length53:05
Label BROMO
Boi Akih chronology
Yalelol
(2007)
Circles In A Square Society
(2012)

Circles in a Square Society is the sixth album by the jazz/world music trio Boi Akih, released in 2012. [1]

Boi Akih is a jazz/world music trio based in Amsterdam, Netherlands, composed of Monica Akihary on vocals, Niels Brouwer on guitar and prepared guitar, and Sandip Bhattachraya on tabla and percussion.

Contents

After extensive listening sessions with classic rock records and lengthy discussions about songs with a timeless quality, Brouer and Akihary decided to incorporate some of their favorite selections into an album that includes a musical commentary on the era from which the songs came.

Reception

The album was met with a great deal of positive critical reception in Europe and the music was showcased live at Bimhuis, and on World Radio6. Saskia Törnqvist gave the album a 4 star out of 5 rating in the Parool. [2] Dutch Newspaper De Volkskrant published a 5 star rating by Frank van Herk.

Bimhuis

The Bimhuis is a concert hall for jazz and improvised music in Amsterdam.

<i>de Volkskrant</i> Dutch newspaper

de Volkskrant is a Dutch daily morning newspaper. Founded in 1919, it has a nationwide circulation of about 250,000.

Track listing

  1. " Circle 5" (N. Brouwer, M. Akihary)
  2. " Guinnevere" (D. Crosby)
  3. " Cold Blue Steel And Sweet Fire" (J. Mitchell)
  4. " Circle 2" (N. Bouwer)
  5. " A Merman I Should Turn To Be" (J. Hendrix)
  6. " Drifting" (J. Hendrix)
  7. " Circle 3" (N. Brouwer, W. Wierbos)
  8. " Old Man (song)"
  9. " Circle Exercise" (N. Brouwer)
  10. " Circle 4" (N. Brouwer)
  11. " Redemption Song" (B. Marley)

Personnel

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References

  1. "Circles In A Square Society". Radio6. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
  2. Saskia Törnqvist in Parool 16.05.2012
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