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Born in 1967 in the village of Minta in East Cameroon, Bona grew up in a home filled with music. He began to perform in public at the age of five, singing in the village church with his mother and four sisters. His earliest instruments were wooden flutes and hand percussion. Eventually he constructed his own 12-string acoustic guitar. After moving to the bigger city of Douala, Richard began playing gigs at the age of 11 on a rented electric guitar. A major turning point in his life happened in 1980 when a Frenchman came to his town and established a jazz club in a local hotel. The club owner heard about the young local prodigy and hired him to assemble a band. “I didn’t know anything about jazz,” Richard says, “but the gig paid really well, so I took it.” The hotel provided the instruments, so Richard would spend his entire day there, learning to play all of the instruments and teaching himself to read and write music.
In 1989, at age 22, Bona moved to Paris and soon began working with such leading French musicians as violinist Didier Lockwood and bassist Marc Ducret as well as such African stars as Manu Dibango and Salif Keita. During his seven years in Paris, Richard refined his writing skills while further immersing himself in the music of jazz greats like Miles Davis, Chet Baker and Ben Webster.
Since arriving in New York in 1995, bassist-vocalist-composer Richard Bona has been one of the most sought-after talents on the scene.
In 1989, at age 22, Bona moved to Paris and soon began working with such leading French musicians as violinist Didier Lockwood and bassist Marc Ducret as well as such African stars as Manu Dibango and Salif Keita. During his seven years in Paris, Richard refined his writing skills while further immersing himself in the music of jazz greats like Miles Davis, Chet Baker and Ben Webster.
Since arriving in New York in 1995, bassist-vocalist-composer Richard Bona has been one of the most sought-after talents on the scene.
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Scenes From My Life
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Tiki
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Reverence
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LolaTravelli wrote:
His very recent album, The Ten Shades Of Blues, is just beautiful.
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RedAnarchy wrote:
süperdinnnnnnn
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GHELIX wrote:
amazing, yes
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mexicoman wrote:
amazing
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randomhero0007 wrote:
i really like his reverence album
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LolaTravelli wrote:
Richard Bona is a great artist. If you ever have the opportunity, you should go see and hear him live!
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atarijenkins wrote:
Best bassist alive today. Hands down.
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barko1989 wrote:
Dina Lam is beautiful as well as varied and charmingly sung - extremely pleasant music to listen to, I expected it to be on the 1st place
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tchepi wrote:
Saw him performing in Yaounde a few weeks ago. A M A Z I N G!! I was fortunate to meet and greet him the day after during breakfast at the hotel. He's pretty cool, funny and relax.
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Honskij wrote:
his shows give you a lot of energy :)
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Theographix wrote:
very good music
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thesavman wrote:
Saw his gig last night. Awesome.
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bettygroove wrote:
:)
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MorBlau wrote:
The man is amazing in his concerts!!!
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wonderland64 wrote:
wunderschön - spitzensound !!!
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polveradelsur wrote:
Tremendo artista!. A ver si aprende a tocar bises cuando el público se entrega y emociona. Para mi uno de los mejores músicos que hay, pero es más estirao...
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mauriciocaton wrote:
I buy today the new album and sounds very good I saw this men a few years ago in live in vitoria jazz festival and it was amazing
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lord_ahriman wrote:
Which album is his best? I'd like to buy one to experience his music to the fullest.
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wmigda wrote:
playing in Cracow on April 20th
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Pajsaren wrote:
Come back to sweden with ur magic!
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