He made his debut as a headliner in 1999 with scenes from my l. Check out munia the tale by richard bona on amazon music. Munia the tale is the third studio album by cameroonian jazz bassist and musician richard bona. Audio recording, cameroon, popular music, songs, duala library. It was released on september 22, 2003 through universal. Richard bona toto bona lokua richard bona munia the tale richard bona.
Munia the tale by richard bona on amazon music amazon. Download the free itunes software from that site and it downloads the. You get richard bonas fifth album, tiki, a stunning 14track. Find richard bona discography, albums and singles on allmusic. While bona allows rock, jazz, funk, and brazilian influences through the window, the melodies and rhythmic patterns are still strongly. The tale is the third studio album by cameroonian jazz bassist and musician richard bona. The tale, which explored the territories of rock and jazz while keeping his west african influences, and 2005s toto bona lokua was a joint effort with lokua kanza from the congo and gerald toto from martinique. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. Munia, which means tale in the douala language, is in many ways his best album yet. The album is packed with a variety of flavors, which include tropical rock, balemba na bwemba, rhumba couscous and an exhilarating fusion piece engingilaye. Even in the most and upbeat tracks he demonstrates how music can be exhilarating without the need to scream. Munia the tale tale catalog record only sung in douala.
In 2006, tiki, featuring guest artists like john legend and djavan, was released. One of the encouragements jazz players often shout to each other during intense solos is tell the story. It was released on september 22, 2003 through universal music france track listing. Toto bona lokua is a studio album by french songwriter and multiinstrumentalist gerald toto, cameroonian jazz musician richard bona, and congolese singersongwriter lokua kanza. Richard always maintains a soft lyrical voice in all his songs. Munia the tale, an album by richard bona on spotify. All tracks are written by gerald toto, richard bona and lokua kanza, except where noted. Munia, which means tale in the douala language, tells its own eclectic musical story that could only be authored by richard bona.