Richard Bona (born 28 October 1967 in Minta, Cameroon) is a jazz bassist and musician.
Bona 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. At 4 years old, Bona started to play the balafon. At the age ... Show More