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| 1. | Engingilaye/Te Dikalo
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| 2. | Kivu & Suninga
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| 3. | Kalabancoro
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| 4. | Samaouma
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| 5. | O Sen Sen Sen
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| 6. | Indiscretions & Please Don't Stop
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| 7. | Djombwe & I Wish & Trains
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| 8. | Te Dikalo
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Jazz
Live recording from Budapest, Hungary in July, 2007
Richard Bona - Bass, Mixing, Producer, Vocals
Ernesto Simpson - Drums
Etienne Stadwijk - Keyboards
John Caban - Guitar
Samuel Torres - Percussion
Taylor Haskins - Trumpet
* Akwa Betote - Photography
* Daniel Boivin - Engineer
* Daniel Richard - Executive Producer
* Pascal Bod - Release Coordinator
* Pete Karam - Mixing
* Philippe Savoir - Design
Considered by many in the jazz world as the natural heir to the throne of the late great Jaco Pastorius, Cameroon-born bassist and vocalist Richard Bona is so well known for his incredible work as a studio sideman (Joe Zawinal, Regina Carter, Bob James, etc) and two year stint as musical director for Harry Belafonte that it's easy to overlook his prodigious solo output since the late 90s. Rather than release a safe greatest hits type collection, Decca had the capital idea to follow his Grammy nominated disc Tiki with a high energy, hour plus live album that captures a batch of his most compelling, rhythmically overjoyed tracks in the habitat where they best come to life. The unique twist is that while Bona loves being in stage, he's not a fan of making live recordings. So his deal was telling his board guy not to inform him of which performance he was recording to use for the album. The result, tracked at the club A38 in Budapest, is a blast that shares with the world all the energized enthusiasm generated night after night by Bona and his band (keyboardist Etienne Stadwijk, trumpeter Taylor Haskins, guitarist John Caban, percussionist Samuel Torres and drummer Ernesto Simpson. Bona's hip multi-cultural vibe comes to life from the get-go on a 13-minute plus run through a crafty medley of his buoyant, reggae-rolling tune "Engingilaye" (sung in an African language) and the infectious son montuno groove of the salsified, horn spiked sizzler "Te Dikalo." Other highlights include the bright, easy rolling samba flavored hum-along "O Sen Sen Sen," the fascinating vocal texturing excursion "Samaouma" (featuring an African "choir" created by digital looping technology), and a slap bass/trumpet/percussion jam sung in his native Douala that jumps out like an ethnic version of Marcus Miller. Bona's trademark exuberant closer, the piece segues magically into the familiar riffing of Stevie Wonder's "I Wish," complete with some call and response with the audience. Live albums were more a luxury than a given in the 2000s, but it's almost a necessity when dealing with an artist as diverse and kinetic as Bona. Kudos to Decca for having the courage to go this route.
---Jonathan Widran, All Music Guide
Richard Bona
Active Decades: '90s and '00s
Genre: Jazz
Styles: World Fusion, Contemporary Jazz
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 Kanza (from the Congo) and Gerald Toto (from Martinique). In 2006, Tiki, featuring guest artists like John Legend and Djavan, was released.
---Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide |
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