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Richard Bona

リチャード・ボナ　/　りちゃーど・ぼな

Jazz musician from Cameroon

October 28, 1967 (age 58)　・　Minta, Centre, Cameroon

Centre
jazz musician
singer

My Take

Richard Bona is a name I'd happily put in front of anyone who thinks bass is just a supporting instrument. A Cameroonian multi-instrumentalist and singer, he turns the bass into a lead voice, threading African melody through jazz with a lightness that never feels academic. What draws me in is how singable his playing is; you can hum lines that most bassists would bury. I think of him as proof that virtuosity and warmth aren't opposites. When a musician makes complex harmony feel like a casual conversation, I tend to trust their taste completely, and Bona earns that trust for me.

Overview

Richard Bona (born 28 October 1967) is a Cameroonian multi-instrumentalist and singer.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Richard Bona
Name (Japanese): リチャード・ボナ
Reading: りちゃーど・ぼな
Born: October 28, 1967 (age 58)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Scorpio / Goat
Origin: Minta, Centre, Cameroon
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: jazz musician / singer

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

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6. Links

Official sitehttps://www.richard-bona.com/
Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/richardbonaofficial/
Xhttps://x.com/BonaRichard
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AA%E3%83%81%E3%83%A3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9C%E3%83%8A

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