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FREE Mixtape: Richard Bona on Bass
The combo is composed of David Sanborn on sax, Joe Sample on piano, Brian Blade on drums and Richard Bona on bass. Bona is presented here in a jamming context. He is featured on “Eyala,” the last of the four selections.
From Breath of Life Blog
RICHARD BONA / “Richard Bona Mixtape”
Source: Breath of Life – (BoL Mixtape – August 30, 2010)
02 Richard Bona Mixtape.mp3 (58.06 MB)
It’s the usual musical African musical genius story: born in the rural area, moved to the city; went to a European metropolis and made it big, eventually even moving to the United States; absorbed all the music around him and investigated music he had never heard before; had a talent not just for performing but also for composing; was chameleon-like in his ability to adapt to widely divergent genres.
In the case of Richard Bona the country was Cameroun in West Africa. The rural area was Minta. The city was the capital Douala and the European metropolis was Paris. The major influence he had never heard was Jaco Pastorious, whose record inspired Richard to seriously take up bass. The move to New York City installed Richard on the music scene.
The combo is composed of David Sanborn on sax, Joe Sample on piano, Brian Blade on drums and Richard Bona on bass. Bona is presented here in a jamming context. He is featured on “Eyala,” the last of the four selections.
