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Richard Bona's debut solo album Scenes from My Life is an unexpected delight, a first effort of such assurance that it's nearly irresistable.
Bona blends a smooth production with fusions of contemporary jazz and music from his native country, Cameroon, West Africa.
He has a warm, fluid style on bass and his voice is pure, high and lovely.
To some undiscriminating ears, it may sound a little too smooth, but there is no calculation behind this music, only joy, and that is what makes Scenes from My Life a first-class debut.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DipitaRichard Bona | Richard Bona | Play | 04:30 | 10 MB | 27 MB |
| 2 | New BellRichard Bona | Richard Bona | Play | 04:28 | 10 MB | 26 MB |
| 3 | Souwedi Na WengueRichard Bona, Frédéric Favarel | Richard Bona | Play | 03:36 | 8 MB | 20 MB |
| 4 | EyalaRichard Bona, Pascal Danaé | Richard Bona | Play | 04:37 | 10 MB | 22 MB |
| 5 | DjombweRichard Bona | Richard Bona | Play | 05:32 | 12 MB | 32 MB |
| 6 | Te DikaloRichard Bona | Richard Bona | Play | 04:14 | 9 MB | 25 MB |
| 7 | One MinuteRichard Bona, Harry Sebastian | Richard Bona | Play | 04:30 | 10 MB | 26 MB |
| 8 | Muna NyuweRichard Bona | Richard Bona | Play | 03:36 | 8 MB | 15 MB |
| 9 | Na Mala NdeRichard Bona | Richard Bona | Play | 04:22 | 10 MB | 25 MB |
| 10 | Konda DjaneaRichard Bona | Richard Bona | Play | 05:01 | 11 MB | 24 MB |
| 11 | EyandoRichard Bona | Richard Bona | Play | 04:28 | 10 MB | 27 MB |
| 12 | MessangaRichard Bona | Richard Bona | Play | 03:58 | 9 MB | 23 MB |
| 52 mins | 121 MB | |||||
| 52 mins | 299 MB | |||||
Note: You are able to listen to 30-second samples for preview purpose.
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rene Arsenault | Mixing |
| 2 | Christopher Austopchuk | Art Direction |
| 3 | Richard Bona | Arranger, Bass, Composer, Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic), Kalimba, Keyboards, Maracas Mbira, Mixing, Organ, Percussion, Primary Artist, Producer, String Arrangements, Vocals, Vocoder |
| 4 | Michael Brecker | Guest Artist, Sax (Tenor), Saxophone |
| 5 | Kenneth Burward-Hoy | Viola, Violin |
| 6 | Virginia Burward-Hoy | Cello |
| 7 | Greg Calbi | Mastering |
| 8 | Roy Clark | Engineer, Mixing |
| 9 | Pascal Danaé | Composer |
| 10 | David Eaton | Artist Direction, Conductor |
| 11 | Frédéric Favarel | Composer, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Guitar (Steel) |
| 12 | Alune Faye | Percussion, Sabar |
| 13 | Jeremy Gaddie | Drums |
| 14 | Edsel Gomez | Piano |
| 15 | Omar Hakim | Drums, Guest Artist |
| 16 | Aaron Heick | Sax (Alto), Saxophone |
| 17 | Ari Hoenig | Drums |
| 18 | Jeff Levenson | A&R |
| 19 | Jeffery Levine | Contrabass |
| 20 | Colette Michaan | Flute |
| 21 | Mara Milkis | Violin |
| 22 | Jean-Michel Pilc | Piano |
| 23 | Luisito Quintero | Percussion |
| 24 | Makthar Samba | Drums |
| 25 | Mokhtar Samba | Drums |
| 26 | John Sann | Photography |
| 27 | Harry Sebastian | Composer |
| 28 | Etienne Stadwijk | Keyboards |
| 29 | Stephan Vera | Drums |
| 30 | Steve Weber | Assistant Engineer |
| 31 | Belinda Whitney-Barratt | Violin |
| 32 | Joel Zimmerman | Art Direction |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |