Richard Bona - Reverence (2001)

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Title: Reverence
Year Of Release: 2001
Label: Columbia[COL 504497 2]
Genre: Jazz, World Fusion
Quality: FLAC (tracks + .cue,log) | MP3/320 kbps
Total Time: 42:02
Total Size: 280 MB(+3%) | 114 MB(+3%)
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Tracklist

1 Invocation (A Prophecy) 1:49
2 Bisso Baba (Always Together) 4:47
3 Suninga (When Will I Ever See You?) 4:00
4 Ekwa Mwato (Affirmation Of The Spirit) 4:58
5 Sweet Mary (Everyone Has A Choice) 4:24
6 Reverence (The Story Of A Miracle) 4:38
7 Te Misea (A Scream To Save The Planet) 5:20
8 Muntula Moto (The Benediction Of A New Life) 4:05
9 Laka Mba (Plea For Forgiveness / With The Pride Of Lions) 4:49
10 Ngad'a Ndutu (Widow's Dance / Celebration Of A New Life) 4:13
11 Esoka (Trust Your Heart) 1:44
12 Mbanga Kumba (Two Cities, One Train) 3:08
Richard Bona - Reverence (2001)

personnel :

Richard Bona – vocals, bass guitar, flute, percussion, keyboards, electric guitar, acoustic guitar
James A. Hynes – trumpet
Michael Eugene Davis – trombone, brass arrangement
Aaron Heick – alto and tenor saxophone
Oz Noy – wah wah guitar
Etienne Stadwijk – keyboards, Rhodes piano, piano
Vinnie Colaiuta – drums
Eriko Sato-Oel – violin
Shmuel Katz – violin
Louise Schulman – viola
David Cerutti – viola
Richard Locker – cello
Maxime Neumann – cello
Alan Cox – flute
Sheryl Henze – bass flute
John Moses – bass clarinet
Martin Kuuskman – bassoon
Grace Paradise – harp
Ari Hoenig – drums
Gil Goldstein – orchestration, strings arrangement
Edsel Gomes – piano
Luisito Quintero – percussion
Pat Metheny – acoustic guitar
George Whitty – piano, keyboards
Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone

Richard Bona was born in a little village in West Africa. His mother was a singer and his grandfather was both a singer and musician. Those talents were passed down naturally. By the time Bona was of school age, he spent plenty of hours performing at church. At home, his hunger for the world of music found him making his own flutes, drums, and even a decent guitar. As a teenager he moved to a large city where he soon found a way to get his fill of jazz and the chance to play real instruments and learn to read and write music. On this 2001 album, Reverence, his second full-length recording, all of those years of surrounding himself with music shine through. Even though the lyrics aren't in English, fans from the United States seem to enjoy the album. Bona's songs on Reverence are jazz, but done in a world style, with the flavor of his homeland proudly holding a large spot. The numbers on this recording carry styles of fusion and American jazz, but also offer African pop, Latin, jazz-rock, and even some orchestral arrangements.~Charlotte Dillon