Contents. Early life Bona Pinder Yayumayalolo was born in Minta, Cameroon, into a family of musicians, which enabled him to start learning music from a young age. His grandfather was a – a West African singer of praise and storyteller – and percussionist, and his mother was a singer. When he was four years old, Bona started to play the.
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At the age of five, he began performing at his village church. Not being wealthy, Bona made many of his own instruments: including and guitars (with cords strung over an old motorcycle tank). His talent was quickly noticed, and he was often invited to perform at festivals and ceremonies. Bona began learning to play the guitar at the age of 11, and in 1980, aged just 13, he assembled his first ensemble for a French jazz club in. The owner befriended him and helped him discover jazz music, in particular that of, which inspired Bona to switch his focus to the electric bass. Bona performing at Sochi Jazz Festival in, August 2016 Bona emigrated to Germany at the age of 22 to study music in, soon relocating to France, where he furthered his studies in music.
While in France, he regularly played in various jazz clubs, sometimes with players such as,. In 1995, Bona left France and established himself in New York, where he still lives and works. In New York he played bass guitar with artists including, and,.
In 1998, Bona was the Musical Director on 's European Tour. His debut solo album, Scenes from My Life, was released in 1999. He has also been prominently featured in Big Band albums, as well as many other albums by various top-tier jazz musicians. In 2002 Bona went on a world tour with the. The release of the successful album that year had marked a profound change in the group's direction by adding younger musicians to the band, notably with Bona as bassist, vocalist, guitarist and percussionist, along with drummer and trumpet player. In 2005 Bona released his fourth solo album, which included a collaboration with on one track, entitled ' Please Don't Stop.'
The album was nominated for Best Contemporary World Music Album at the. He held a professorship of jazz music at. In 2015, with restaurateur Laurent Dantonioin, he opened Club Bonafide. Richard Bona's music took on a distinctive Afro-Cuban flavor with the 2016 release of the Heritage album with Cuban band Mandekan Cubano. The album was released under ' Qwest label. Discography. October 2010.
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Coming off of 2005's Toto Bona Lokua, his world music collaboration with Congolese guitarist and vocalist Lokua Kanza and Martinique singer Gerald Toto, Cameroonian bassist/multi-instrumentalist/vocalist Richard Bona's fourth solo album continues the artist's exploration of the possible linkages of global fusion, jazz, R&B, and pop. Bona has already proven his value to others by lending his bassmanship to an array of artists ranging from Bobby McFerrin (whose scat-informed vocal style is not unlike Bona's) to Paul Simon, Chick Corea, and Queen Latifah. But Tiki is about the expansion of his own brand name, with Bona providing much of the keyboards, guitar, and percussion in addition to the fluid bass pulses and the smooth, unhurried vocals that permeate the set. Shuffling between African, Latin, Brazilian, and Western pop and funk rhythms and a grab-bag of harmonic colors and mesmerizing melodies, Bona's talents as a multi-tasker finally converge here into an unmistakable identity.
Guests, among them multiple Grammy-winning singer John Legend (on the opening track, 'Please Don't Stop'), Indian music vocalist Susheela Raman, Brazilian star Djavan, and jazz guitar dynamo Mike Stern all assist graciously. But the particular stew that is Tiki is all Richard Bona this time, the richest, most whole manifestation of his artistry to date. Jeff Tamarkin.