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Richard Bona

Jazz band from Minta · formed 1967

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Shows on record
26
Rooms played
25
Cities
24
Releases
22
Last show
Jul 30, 2026La Baule Jazz Festival

About

Richard Bona is a band from Minta, formed in 1967, tagged african, afrobeat, bass by its sources. Shows on record run from 2008 to 2026, across 25 rooms in 24 cities.

The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.

Shows

26 on record · Songkick
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Shows per year

  1. 20081 show
  2. 20111 show
  3. 20131 show
  4. 20151 show
  5. 20171 show
  6. 20197 shows
  7. 20209 shows
  8. 20211 show
  9. 20221 show
  10. 20231 show
  11. 20241 show
  12. 20261 show
Show history
DateVenue
Jul 30, 2026La Baule Jazz Festival · La BauleSupportwith Alfredo Rodriguez, Alfredo Rodriguez Band, Pedrito Martinez
Jul 22, 2024Altes Schloss Stuttgart · StuttgartSupportwith Marcus Miller
Nov 7, 2023Terrassensaal, Forum Leverkusen · LeverkusenHeadlinerwith Stanley Clarke, Superbass, Kinga Glyk, +1
Mar 5, 2022Miami Beach Bandshell · MiamiSupportwith Alfredo Rodriguez, Pedrito Martinez, Tony Succar, +4
Oct 10, 2021Théâtre Galli · Sanary Sur MerHeadlinerwith Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, Bon Iver, Ebony Bones!, +3
Mar 11, 2020Is Sanat Culture Centre / İş Sanat Kültür Merkezi · IstanbulSupportwith Alfredo Rodriguez, Pedrito Martinez
Mar 9, 2020Jazz Dock · PragueSupportwith Alfredo Rodriguez, Pedrito Martinez
Mar 7, 2020MoMkult · BudapestSupportwith Alfredo Rodriguez, Pedrito Martinez
Mar 6, 2020Turku Jazz Festival · TurkuSupportwith Alfredo Rodriguez, Pedrito Martinez
Mar 5, 2020Savoy-teatteri · HelsinkiSupportwith Alfredo Rodriguez, Pedrito Martinez
Mar 4, 2020Cosmopolite · OsloSupportwith Alfredo Rodriguez, Pedrito Martinez
Mar 3, 2020TivoliVredenburg · UtrechtHeadlinerwith Alfredo Rodriguez, Pedrito Martinez
Mar 2, 2020Jazz Maastricht · MaastrichtSupportwith Alfredo Rodriguez, Pedrito Martinez
Mar 1, 2020LantarenVenster · RotterdamHeadlinerwith Alfredo Rodriguez, Pedrito Martinez
Dec 11, 2019Club Chocolate · SantiagoSupportwith Alfredo Rodriguez, Pedrito Martinez
Dec 9, 2019Teatro Vorterix · Buenos AiresSupportwith Alfredo Rodriguez, Pedrito Martinez
Dec 7, 2019Trapiche Barnabé · SalvadorSupportwith Alfredo Rodriguez, Pedrito Martinez
Dec 5, 2019Teatro Nacional de Panamá · Panama CitySupportwith Alfredo Rodriguez, Pedrito Martinez
Dec 4, 2019Jazz Café Escazú · San JoseSupportwith Alfredo Rodriguez, Pedrito Martinez
Dec 3, 2019Jazz Café Escazú · San JoseSupportwith Alfredo Rodriguez, Pedrito Martinez
Nov 29, 2019L'Artchipel · Basse-TerreSupportwith Alfredo Rodriguez, Pedrito Martinez
Sep 2, 2017Grande Halle de la Villette · ParisSupportwith Frederick Galiay, Edward Perraud, Fabrice Martinez, +16
Nov 11, 2015Forum · LeverkusenSupportwith Marcus Miller, WDR Big Band, Jonas Hellborg, +1
Oct 10, 2013Chapiteau de la Pépinière · NancySupportwith Patrice, Cassandra Wilson, Harriet Tubman, +12
Jun 24, 2011Snowmass Town Park · Snowmass VillageHeadlinerwith Monty Alexander
Jan 11, 2008Highline Ballroom · New York (NYC)Supportwith Marshall Crenshaw, Alex Cuba, Jim Bianco, +3

Where they play

25 rooms in 24 cities

Rooms played most

Cities played

  • Leverkusen2 shows
  • San Jose2 shows
  • Basse-Terre1 show
  • Budapest1 show
  • Buenos Aires1 show

and 19 other cities

Live history

26 shows on record
Shows counted
26
First on record
Jan 2008
Latest on record
Jul 2026

Shows per year

  1. 20081
  2. 20111
  3. 20131
  4. 20151
  5. 20171
  6. 20197
  7. 20209
  8. 20211
  9. 20221
  10. 20231
  11. 20241
  12. 20261

Top rooms

  • Jazz Café Escazú, San Jose · 2
  • La Baule Jazz Festival, La Baule · 1
  • Altes Schloss Stuttgart, Stuttgart · 1
  • Terrassensaal, Forum Leverkusen, Leverkusen · 1
  • Miami Beach Bandshell, Miami · 1

Top cities

  • San Jose, CA · 2
  • Leverkusen · 2
  • Santiago · 1
  • Prague · 1
  • New York (NYC), NY · 1

Often on the bill with: Alfredo Rodríguez, Pedrito Martinez, Marcus Miller, "Surprise", Alex Cuba, Bon Entendeur, Bon Iver, Bon Voyage Organisation

Counted from the shows BandSlate holds; missing shows are not counted.

Releases

22 releases, 1999–2026

  • Mamãe Luiza

    2026

  • Kalabancoro

    2025 · Single

  • Afreekhan Rhapsody vol.1

    2025

  • Melancolia

    2023 · Single

  • Ma Mama / Naleki

    2018

  • Frankfurt 2018

    2018

  • Bondeko

    2017

  • Heritage

    2016 · Album

  • This is Richard Bona: Anthology

    2015 · Compilation

  • African Songs

    2015

  • Bonafied

    2013 · Album

  • Avo Session Basel 2012

    2012

  • Richard Bona With DR Big Band - Te Mesia

    2011 · Album

  • The Ten Shades of Blues

    2009 · Album

  • Bona Makes You Sweat - Live

    2008 · Album

  • Live - The Paris Concert

    2006 · Album

  • Tiki

    2005 · Album

  • Live in Paris

    2004 · Album

  • Munia / The Tale

    2003 · Album

  • Reverence

    2001 · Album

  • Scenes From My Life

    1999 · Album

  • 2008-09-26: Allen Room, New York City, NY, USA

Lineup

  • 渡辺香津美 New Electric Trio · bass guitar
  • Toto Bona Lokua

Former

  • Pat Metheny Group

Airplay

  • KEXP airplay: 39+ plays, 2002-05-20–2023-10-24 — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'Wo' Pop' (Jyoti B.Fly) — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'Friday Night' (DJ Michele Myers) — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'Variety Mix' (DJ Alex) — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'Best Ambiance' (Jon Kertzer) — KEXP

Photos, art and posters

Richard Bona — Photo
Photo — TheAudioDB
Richard Bona — Photo
Photo — TheAudioDB
Richard Bona — Photo
Photo — TheAudioDB
Richard Bona — Photo
Photo — TheAudioDB
Richard Bona — La Baule Jazz Festival, 2026-07-30
Poster · La Baule Jazz Festival, 2026-07-30 — Songkick
Richard Bona — Altes Schloss Stuttgart, 2024-07-22
Poster · Altes Schloss Stuttgart, 2024-07-22 — Songkick
Richard Bona — Terrassensaal, Forum Leverkusen, 2023-11-07
Poster · Terrassensaal, Forum Leverkusen, 2023-11-07 — Songkick

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KEXPAirplay
SongkickShow history, Show posters
SpotifyPhotos
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This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.

From Wikipedia

These facts are from the English Wikipedia article Richard Bona. They are shown on their own and are not merged into the record above.

Genres
Jazz fusion, world fusion, ethno jazz, funk
Labels
Universal, Columbia, Sony, Verve, GRP
Associated acts
Pat Metheny Group, Zawinul Syndicate, Mike Stern, John Legend

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