Richard Bona

Cameroon

Born: 28 October 1967

Years Active: 90, 2000

Genres: Jazz, International

Styles: Contemporary Jazz, Fusion, World Fusion, Latin Jazz/World Fusion, Latin Jazz/World Fusion

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Jazz bassist Richard Bona was born and raised in the West African nation of Cameroon, going on to session dates with Joe Zawinul, Regina Carter, and Bob James as well as a two-year stint as musical director for the great Harry Belafonte. He made his debut as a headliner in 1999 with Scenes from My Life, and two years later Reverence came out. In 2003, Bona made his Verve debut with Munia: The Tale, which explored the territories of rock and jazz while keeping his West African influences, and 2005's Toto Bona Lokua was a joint effort with Lokua ...

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