Just discovered this guy last night. Now, granted, I don't know a lot about the world of bass guitar; but I'm *very* impressed with his style. Check this out (if you can handle one of the funkiest bass lines you've ever heard)And this clip doesn't even showcase his beautiful voice! I'm _so_ infatuated!For more info on Richard Bona:"His Official Website":http://www.bonatology.com/"on Wikipedi...
When a music video appears on YouTube, nearly always that means there is a DVD for sale that provided the source video for the clip. I tried to track down the source for ths performance by Bobby McFerrin and Richard Bona, and found out it was a Bobby McFerrin DVD, "Live In Montreal" that Verve Music Group published in 2005. It seems that Verve must have already given up on it, and stopped publi...
Richard Bona - The Ten Shades of Blues [2009]Richard Bona's 2009 album Ten Shades Of Blues appears ten years since his first project, Scenes From My Life (released in 1999). In the case of the Cameroonian bassist and singer, it's not so easy to condense a decade into just a few short lines because the man is such a multiple character, with many lives impelled by his permanent curiosity and desi...
My husband showed me this bass player for the first time. Richard Bona besides a great bass player is also a great song writer. His music gives me a wonderful feeling of peace and serenity. Must listen...
Jason Moreira STAFF WRITER Let me get this out of the way right off the bat. I think Richard Bona is the man. He is a humble person, a brilliant collaborator, and an incredible musician. As a bassist myself, I aspire to his greatness. In Reverence, his sophomore album, Bona mixes influences and dabbles in diverging styles, never to detriment to the piece as a whole. If I had to descri...