
Richard Bona
Biography
Richard Bona (born 28 October 1967 in Minta, Cameroon) is a virtuoso Cameroonian Grammy Award-winning jazz bassist. Bona Pinder Yayumayalolo was born in Minta, Cameroon, into a family of musicians, which enabled him to start learning music from a young age. His grandfather was a griot – a West African singer of praise and storyteller – and percussionist, as his mother was a singer. When he was four years old, Bona started to play the balafon. At the age of five, he began performing at his villag…
Known For
Pat Metheny Group - Speaking Of Now Live
Vocals
Quincy Jones: A Musical Celebration in Paris
Self
Bobby McFerrin - Live in Montreal
Himself
Richard Bona - Jazz Festival Timisoara
bass - vocals
Vivement dimanche
Self
Beneath the Bassline - Lost Backstage
Self
Steps Ahead: Live at Vitoria Jazz Festival
Himself
Manu Katché - Quartet Live Montreux Jazz Club 2014
Self - Bass
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Filmography
Acting (8)
Movies (7)
Beneath the Bassline - Lost Backstage
2021as Self
Quincy Jones: A Musical Celebration in Paris
2019as Self
Richard Bona - Jazz Festival Timisoara
2013as bass - vocals
Steps Ahead: Live at Vitoria Jazz Festival
2005as Himself
Bobby McFerrin - Live in Montreal
2005as Himself
Pat Metheny Group - Speaking Of Now Live
2003as Vocals
Manu Katché - Quartet Live Montreux Jazz Club 2014
as Self - Bass
Television (1)
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