Richard Bona : TIKI - 2005

 

" Imagine an artist with Jaco Pastorious’s virtuosity, George Benson’s vocal fluidity, Joao Gilberto’s sense of song and harmony, all mixed up with African culture. Ladies and gentlemen, we bring you Richard Bona! "
- Los Angeles Times

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1. Dipama        
2. Tiki        
3. Kivu        
4. Please Don't Stop        
5. O Beta O Siba        
6. Esoka Bulu (Nigth Whisper)        
7. O Sen Sen Sen        
8. Manyaka O Brazil        
9. Three Women        
10. Ba Senge        
11. Ida Bato (Ancient Song 1789)        
12. Akwa Samba Yaya        
13. Calçadao De Copacabana        
14. Samaouma        
15. Nu Sang

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Richard Bona : Scenes From My Life - 1999

The Cameroon, Africa native who is widely considered to be one of the world’s top bass players, and rightly so, has performed with such great musicians as Harry Belafonte, Joe Zawinul, Manu Dibango, Billy Cobham, The Brecker Brothers and Salif Keita. Singing in his native language of Douala, Richard Bona blends African music and jazz to reveal his remarkable talents as a vocalist and instrumentalist

01 – Dipita
02 – New Bell
03 – Souwedi Na Wengue
04 – Eyala
05 – Djombwe
06 – Te Dikalo
07 – One Minute
08 – Muna Nyuwe
09 – Na Mala Nde
10 – Konda Djanea
11 – Eyando
12 – Messang

Musicians: Richard Bona-vocals, bass, keyboards, organ, percussion, vocoder, kalimba, guitars; Jean-Michel Pilc-piano; Omar Hakim-drums; Makthar Samba-drums; Alune Faye-sabbar; Frederique Favarel-acoustic & electric guitar; Aaron Heick-alto sax; Stephan Vera-drums; Ari Hoenig-drums; Etienne Stadwijk-keyboards; Jeremy Gaddie-drums; Edsel Gomez-piano; Colette Michaan-flute; Luisito Quintero-percussion; Members of the New York Symphony; Michael Brecke

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Richard Bona : " The Ten Shades of Blues " 2009

"I like each of my albums to have a theme, a project behind it. This time I chose the blues. I look at the blues from the universal angle: you can find it in Africa, in America and in India. People put a style to it, a style with guitar and vocals. But I see it first as a scale, one that's present in different traditions and expressions in music. Ten Shades Of Blues means ten nuances, ten different ways of playing the blues

Track Listing:

1. Take One
2. Shiva Mantra
3. Good Times
4. M’Bemba Mama
5. Kurumalete
6. Souleymane
7. African Cowboy
8. Esukudu
9. Yara’s Blues
10. Sona Moyo
11. Camer Secrets