Richard Bona review – Cuban-African fusion hits a bright groove

Ronnie Scott’s, LondonThe world music vocalist reveals his remarkable singing skills in an evening of coaxing dance rhythms and exultant percussive clamourFor over two decades, the Cameroonian singer-songwriter Richard Bona’s gifts as a world music vocalist of enchanting grace, and his dazzling sideline as a great bass guitarist, have powered a unique fusion of west African music, pop, jazz, Cuban, Brazilian and Caribbean grooves. And somehow, he has continued to stir up the most r...

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