{"product_id":"richard-bona-reverence","title":"Richard Bona - Reverence","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRichard Bona\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was born into a family of musicians, which enabled him to start learning music from a young age. His grandfather was a griot – a West African singer of praise and storyteller – and percussionist, and his mother was a singer.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginally from Cameroon he immigrated to Germany at the age of 22 to study music in Düsseldorf, soon relocating to France where he furthered his studies in music. Whilst in France he regularly played in various jazz clubs, sometimes with players such as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eManu Dibango\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSalif Keita\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJacques Higelin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDidier Lockwood\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 1995 Richard left France and established himself in New York, where he played bass guitar with artists like \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJoe Zawinul\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLarry Coryell\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMichael and Randy Brecker\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMike Stern\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGeorge Benson\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBranford Marsalis\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChaka Khan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBobby McFerrin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSteve Gadd\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRichard Bona remains true to his roots with African rhythms reflected in each of his albums; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReverence\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is the second studio album originally released in 2001 and displays his unique approach to storytelling through sounds. His unique style is situated at the crossroads of a horde of influences - jazz, bossa nova, pop music, afro-beat, traditional song, and funk.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe song \"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReverence (The Story of a Miracle)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\" features a guest appearance by prominent jazz guitarist Pat Metheny.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReverance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is available on 180g black vinyl.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MUSIC ON VINYL","offers":[{"title":"Black Vinyl LP","offer_id":60061091725657,"sku":"SDZ-55184","price":28.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/Untitled-Design-9_9bd75205-3079-49e4-9a84-0f73c635ec87.png?v=1792601023","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/richard-bona-reverence","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}