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Richard Bona
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Musicians · b. 1967

Richard Bona

Cameroon-born American musician, multi-instrumentalist and vocalist

Born
28 October 1967
Minta
Country
Cameroon
Record labels
Sony Music
Discography
11 albums

Biography

Richard Bona is a jazz musician who plays bass instrument, bass guitar, electric bass guitar and voice. Richard Bona was born on 28 October 1967 in Minta. The music is usually filed under jazz and Afro-Cuban jazz. Record labels: Sony Music. The discography here lists 11 albums, from “Scenes From My Life” (1999) to “Heritage” (2016).

Richard Bona (born 28 October 1967) is a Cameroonian multi-instrumentalist and singer.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

Scenes From My Life 1999 · Columbia Reverence 2001 · Columbia Munia / The Tale 2003 · EmArcy Live in Paris 2004 · Live Tiki 2005 · EmArcy Bona Makes You Sweat - Live 2008 · Universal Bona Makes You Sweat - Live 2008 · Live The Ten Shades of Blues 2009 · Universal Music France
Richard Bona With DR Big Band - Te Mesia 2011
Bonafied 2013 · Universal Music France Heritage 2016 · Membran Media GmbH

Also plays on

Albums where Richard Bona is credited as a sideman

1996 My People — Joe Zawinul bass guitar, vocals
1997 Spaces Revisited — Larry Coryell bass
2000 Sadao 2000 — Sadao Watanabe bass, producer, percussion, guitar, vocals, vocoder
2000 Motherland — Danilo Pérez bass guitar, vocals
2001 Voices — Mike Stern mbira, bass, vocals
2002 Faces & Places — Joe Zawinul bass
2004 These Times — Mike Stern electric bass guitar, percussion, vocals, bass guitar
2006 Smoke 'n' Mirrors — Lee Ritenour bass, handclaps, shakers, vocals
2006 Who Let the Cats Out? — Mike Stern electric bass guitar, vocals
2007 Moyo — Keiko Matsui bass guitar, vocals, arranger, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, percussion
2007 The Other Side of Something — Bill Evans bass
2009 Big Neighborhood — Mike Stern bass, vocals
2009 Throw Down Your Heart: The Complete Africa Sessions — Béla Fleck electric bass guitar, vocals
2009 Throw Down Your Heart, Tales From the Acoustic Planet, Volume 3: Africa Sessions — Béla Fleck electric bass guitar, vocals
2012 All Over the Place — Mike Stern bass, vocals
2013 Beautiful Life — Dianne Reeves bass
2024 Echoes and Other Songs — Mike Stern bass guitar, vocal

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Frequently asked questions

What instrument does Richard Bona play?

Richard Bona is known for playing bass instrument, bass guitar, electric bass guitar and voice.

When and where was Richard Bona born?

Richard Bona was born 28 October 1967 in Minta.

What are Richard Bona's best-known albums?

Albums in our database include Scenes From My Life (1999), Reverence (2001), Munia / The Tale (2003), Live in Paris (2004) and Tiki (2005).

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