Bona Makes You Sweat - Live
Born in 1967 in the village of Minta in East Cameroon, Bona grew up in a ho… Read Full Bio ↴Born in 1967 in the village of Minta in East Cameroon, Bona grew up in a home filled with music. He began to perform in public at the age of five, singing in the village church with his mother and four sisters. His earliest instruments were wooden flutes and hand percussion. Eventually he constructed his own 12-string acoustic guitar. After moving to the bigger city of Douala, Richard began playing gigs at the age of 11 on a rented electric guitar. A major turning point in his life happened in 1980 when a Frenchman came to his town and established a jazz club in a local hotel. The club owner heard about the young local prodigy and hired him to assemble a band. "I didn't know anything about jazz," Richard says, "but the gig paid really well, so I took it." The hotel provided the instruments, so Richard would spend his entire day there, learning to play all of the instruments and teaching himself to read and write music.

In 1989, at age 22, Bona moved to Paris and soon began working with such leading French musicians as violinist Didier Lockwood and bassist Marc Ducret as well as such African stars as Manu Dibango and Salif Keita. During his seven years in Paris, Richard refined his writing skills while further immersing himself in the music of jazz greats like Miles Davis, Chet Baker and Ben Webster.

Since arriving in New York in 1995, bassist-vocalist-composer Richard Bona has been one of the most sought-after talents on the scene.
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Bona Makes You Sweat - Live
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George Nyavor


on Dunia E

omg!!! I have been looking for the meaning of this masterpiece that hits my spirits so hard and yet so comforting. Thanks Nathaniel for what you are doing. i am a Ghanaian and since I discovered Richard Bona, he assumed some sort of revered status in my mind. The guy is good and talented! Thanks so much for bringing the meaning of Suninga too. I wish I can pay you cos at some I linked up with a few friends from Cameroon. They didn't help much since they said the language of the song is not what they speak. I am grateful for this.

Nguebeh Collyn


on Souleymane


Mulema is a name


Yeikete is another name and means something unknown or undefined


They talk about us but we don't know what they're saying


It's a secret language that they're using


They talk about us but we can feel the energy of the gossip


We are not part of their discussion


There is a lot of drama and intrigue surrounding us


We try to stay grounded and not let their gossip affect us


We are caught in the middle of something we don't fully understand


We are not part of their conversation


We are surrounded by people who talk about us, and it makes us feel uncomfortable


We feel small and insignificant in the face of their gossip


Their gossip is like a snake that creeps up on us from behind


We feel helpless and vulnerable to their criticism


Mulema is still a part of this gossip


Yeikete is still here too


They are still talking about us


Their secret language still leaves us in the dark


We are still trying to absorb their negative energy


We still don't really know what they're saying


The drama and intrigue still surround us


We are still trying to stay grounded


We are still in the middle of something that is confusing and uncomfortable


Their conversation is about to come to an end


There is an interruption in their conversation


Someone is trying to change the subject or end the conversation


A car comes to a screeching halt nearby


The conversation comes to a complete stop


Someone interrupts to ask who we are


Our name is Souleymane, and we introduce ourselves


We repeat our name to make sure they understand


We are still part of this discussion but now we're taking control of the conversation


We are no longer in the dark about what they're talking about


We repeat our name with confidence


We are proud of who we are, even though others might not understand us


We are the ones who decide what we want to say


Our words are like flames that cannot be extinguished


We speak with authority and power


Our words echo like the beating of a drum


We are still part of this conversation, but now we are leading it


We know what they're saying, and we're not afraid


We are using our words to bring people together


Our words are a call to action


Our words are fierce and powerful


We are inspiring others to find their own voice


Our name is Souleymane, and we are taking control of this conversation


We are confident and empowered


We are no longer just part of this conversation, but leading it


We are no longer in the dark about what they're saying


We are unafraid and proud of who we are


We are taking control and making our voices heard


We are leading this conversation with power and authority


We have taken control of this conversation and will not be silenced


We are proud of who we are and will never be silenced


We are unafraid to speak up and make our voices heard


We are the ones who control the conversation now


We are the ones who will be remembered, not those who gossip about us


Our words have power and will inspire others to speak up too

Claudio


on Invocation

Lyric of Invocation is wrong. The lyric is from other song called "Dina Lam" and is the chorus of that song, from 2'47''. You can see that.

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