01 — DUNIA E 05:02
02 — MUT'ESUKUDU 06:10
03 — AKWAPPELLA 03:16
04 — JANJO LA MAYA 05:23
05 — MULEMA 04:40
06 — UPRISING OF KINDNESS 04:01
07 — TUMBA LA NYAMA 04:30
08 — DIBA LA BOBE 05:19
09 — LA FILLE D'À CÔTÉ 04:08
10 — SOCOPAO 05:58
11 — ON THE 4TH OF JULY 04:11
01 — DUNIA E (RICHARD BONA)
RICHARD BONA - VOCALS, GUITARS, BASS, PERCUSSION
DAVE EGGAR - CELLO
ETIENNE STADWIJK - ACOUSTIC PIANO
02 — MUT’ESUKUDU (SADRACK M'BONDI KOLLO)
RICHARD BONA - VOCAL, BASS
MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ - TRUMPET
OSMANY PARADES - ACOUSTIC PIANO
OBED CALVAIRE - DRUMS
LUISITO QUINTERO - PERCUSSION
ERIKO SATO - VIOLIN
JOYCE HAMANN - VIOLIN
LOUISE SCHULMAN - VIOLIN
DAVID EGGAR - CELLO
GIL GOLDSTEIN - STRING ARRANGEMENT
03 — AKWAPPELLA (RICHARD BONA)
RICHARD BONA - VOCALS, BODY & MOUTH PERCUSSION
04 — JANJO LA MAYA (RICHARD BONA)
RICHARD BONA - VOCALS, GUITARS, BASS
OSMANY PARADES - PIANO
OBED CALVAIRE - DRUMS
LUISITO QUINTERO - PERCUSSION
VINCENT PERRANI - ACCORDION
05 — MULEMA (RICHARD BONA)
RICHARD BONA - VOCALS, GUITARS, BALAFON, BASS
06 — UPRISING OF KINDNESS (RICHARD BONA)
RICHARD BONA - VOCAL, GUITARS, BASS
OSMANY PARADES - ACOUSTIC PIANO
OBED CALVAIRE - DRUMS
VINCENT PERRANI - ACCORDION
ERIKO SATO - VIOLIN
JOYCE HAMANN - VIOLIN
LOUISE SCHULMAN - VIOLIN
DAVID EGGAR - CELLO
GIL GOLDSTEIN - STRING ARRANGEMENT
07 — TUMBA LA NYAMA (RICHARD BONA)
RICHARD BONA - VOCALS, BODY & MOUTH PERCUSSION
08 — DIBA LA BOBE (RICHARD BONA)
RICHARD BONA - VOCALS, GUITAR, BASS, PERCUSSION
ETIENNE STADWIJK - ACOUSTIC PIANO
LUISITO QUINTERO - PERCUSSION
MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ - TRUMPET
VOCALS, GUITAR, BASS, PERCUSSIONACOUSTIC PIANOPERCUSSIONTRUMPET
09 — LA FILLE D’À CÔTÉ (RICHARD BONA / CAMILLE DALMAIS)
CAMILLE DALMAIS - VOCALS
RICHARD BONA - VOCALS, GUITARS, BALAFON, BASS
10 — SOCOPAO (RICHARD BONA)
RICHARD BONA - VOCAL, GUITARS, BASS, PERCUSSION
ETIENNE STADWIJK - ACOUSTIC PIANO
11 — ON THE 4TH OF JULY (JAMES TAYLOR)
RICHARD BONA - VOCALS, BASS, BODY & MOUTH PERCUSSION
SYLVAIN LUC - GUITARS
RECORDED AT AVATAR STUDIO, BONAYUMA STUDIO, AND SHELTERISLAND SOUND. MIXED AT OCEAN WAY STUDIO BY ALLEN SIDESEXCEPTED 5, 6 & 10 MIXED AT BONAYUMA STUDIO BY RICHARDBONA. MASTERING AT STERLING SOUND BY GREG CALBI.
THIS ALBUM IS DEDICATED TO MY GRANDFATHER (MY MENTOR) WHO SAW THE MUSICIAN IN ME WHEN I WASONLY 3 YEARS OLD AND DECIDED TO BUILD ME MY FIRST INSTRUMENT... THAT'S HOW THIS WHOLE TROUBLESTARTED...:-)) I HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE AND BLESSED BY THE MUSIC AND MOSTLY BY MY #1 SUPPORTER "MYMOTHER".I HOPE I CAN LIVE UP TO EVERYTHING SHE TAUGHT ME... STILL A LONG WAY 2 GO... :-))I LIKE TO THANK ALL THE INCREDIBLE MUSICIANS AND TECHNICIANS WHO CONTRIBUTED TO THIS PROJECT,MAKING A DREAM COME TRUE. MY FAMILY: LEO, CHRISTELLE, NINJABOY, JULIENNE, MAGALI, AGNES, VINCENT,GILLES, ARNOLD, FLORINE,JAMES, ANNEKEI, FOR YOUR LOVE AND CARE. THANKS TO MY MANAGER LINDA GOLDSTEINAND HER WHOLE STAFF OF WONDERFUL PEOPLE, KAREN GOLDFEDER, NAHANA SCHELLING, FRED MILLER, MY ATTORNEYPETER ALLAN FOR WATCHING OVER ME SINCE I ARRIVED IN NYC. MY ACCOUNTANT MITCH ATTAS FOR WATCH-ING OVER MY BIZ. MY BOOKING AGENT KATHERINE MCVICKER. MY RECORD COMPANY UNIVERSAL MUSIC FRANCEWITH PASCAL BOD AND YANN OLIVIER AND THEIR STAFF. MY "ATTACHEE DE PRESSE" MURIEL VANDENBOSS-CHE... FROM 1999... MERCI. TO MY FRIENDS: MAMADOU BAA, BELA BOWE, SYLVAIN LUC, QUINCY JONES,BRUNO BOULAY, ADAM FELL, GIL GOLDSTEIN, ROD & KATHLEEN TEMPERTON, ALLAN SIDES, MIKE AND LENISTERN, GREG CALBI, WULF MULLER, DANIEL BOIVIN, MARC BERTHOUMIEUX, LOLO, JEANNOT KOTTO, GIL-BERT GUETTA, YVES DE MBELLA, EDITH M DIN, OBED CALVAIRE, MORLEY KAMEN, ATN "CHICKEN" STADWIJK,ADAM "HAPPY JEW" STOLER, SIAN POTTOK. I'D LIKE TO THANK THE AMAZING MUSICIANS AND FRIENDS THATSUPPORT MY NEW PROJECT (MANDEKAN CUBANO), MIKE "CABESON" RODRIGUEZ, LUISITO "MEL CHULO" QUINTERO,OSMANY "NGUEM" PARADES, ROBERTO "WHA UR NAME" QUINTERO, OZZIE "ZZZIIIIII" MELENDEZ.LAST BUT NOT LEAST, A MASSIVE THANKS TO MY FANS AROUND THE WORLD FOR YOUR ULTIMATE SUPPORT ANDLOVE. WHAT CAN I SAY... "LIFE IS GOOD". PEACE.RICHARD BONA
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