Bona, Richard / Bona Makes You Sweat
Album: Bona Makes You Sweat   Collection:World
Artist:Bona, Richard   Added:Oct 2008
Label:Decca Records  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2009-01-11 Pull Date: 2009-03-15 Charts: Reggae/World
Week Ending: Mar 15 Mar 8 Mar 1 Feb 15 Feb 8 Feb 1 Jan 25 Jan 18
Airplays: 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 5

Recent Airplay
1. Jul 01, 2009: Getting Over the Hump!
Indisretions & Please Don't Stop
4. Mar 12, 2009: Sunshine ... in the Afternoon
O Sen Sen Sen
2. Apr 30, 2009: Happy Hour
Djombwe & I Wish & Trains
5. Mar 05, 2009: Sunshine ... in the Afternoon
Djombwe & I Wish & Trains
3. Apr 23, 2009: Happy Hour
Indisretions & Please Don't Stop
6. Feb 22, 2009: Sunday Afternoon Baseball Rainout
Samaouma

Album Review
Don Farrell
Reviewed 2009-01-11
Bassist/singer/songwriter Jazz musician born in Cameroon. Lives in NYC by way of Germany and France, 5 solo albums, this is his first live concert CD, recorded in Budapest. Has recorded & toured with Manu Dibango, Salif Keita & Pat Metheny & musical director for Harry Belafonte's European tour.
***1: 13:25 mid fast mini Latin groove at 4:32 applause & transition to mid tempo, male vocal then back to mini Latin trumpet groove.
2: 8:02 keyboard noodling, male vocal, slow
3: 5:26 keyboard noodling intro @ 1 min picks up a bit, big bass, male vocal @ 3 min picks up a bit more, trumpet
****4: 6:17 scat vocal. with looping a cappella yields a choir, mid fast tempo
***5: 6:49 very nice fast African/Latin dance number, male vocal, instruments take the lead. gets the audience in the groove.
***6: 8:40 cool Miles trumpet, nice groove, male vocal in English, mid tempo, nice e guitar groove @ 6:40.
***7: 9:51 locked bass drum groove, mellow instrument noodling groove, male vocal, lots of applause during the tune. very nice groove, @ 8:50 applause and then a minute more music
8: 5:41 fast African/Latin dance tune, fast male vocal, nice percussion lots of applause at end. D  Farrell   01/2009

Track Listing
1. Engingilaye & Ekwa Mwato   5. O Sen Sen Sen
2. Kivu & Suninga   6. Indisretions & Please Don't Stop
3. Kalabancoro   7. Djombwe & I Wish & Trains
4. Samaouma   8. Te Dikalo