Description
Personnel includes: Richard Bona (vocals, acoustic guitar, flute, keyboards, bass, fretless bass, percussion); Gil Goldstein (arranger, conductor); Michael Brecker (tenor saxophone); James A. Hynes (trumpet); Michael Eugene Davis (trombone); Alan Cox (flute); John Moses (bass clarinet); Martin Kuuskman (bassoon); Eriko Sato-Oel (violin); Louise Schulman (viola); Richard Locker (cello); Grace Paradise (harp); Alan Cox (flute); John Moses (bass clarinet); Martin Kuuskman (bassoon); Etienne Stadwijk (piano, Fender Rhodes piano, keyboards); George Whitty (piano, keyboards); Edsel Gomez (piano); Pat Metheny (acoustic guitar); Oz Noy (guitar); Ariel M. Hoenig, Vinnie Colaiuta (drums); Luis Quintero (percussion). Includes song annotations by Richard Bona.
Product Details
- Artist
- Richard Bona
- Number of Discs
- 1
- Recording Environment
- Studio
- Label / Studio
- PID
- Media Content Format
- Album
- Original year of release
- 2001
- Media Format
- Audio CD
- Year of release
- 2001
- Cast & Crew
- Richard Bona (Music Performer)
- Richard Bona (Producer)
- Richard Bona (Sound Engineer)
- Tom Schick (Sound Engineer)
Press Reviews
3.5 stars out of 5 - "...An intimate and nuanced affair...suggesting sunny, white beaches and blue-green waters... Down Beat (11/01, p.57)
Tracklisting
Disc 1:
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Invocation (A Prophecy)
(2:06)
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Bisso Baba (Always Together)
(4:48)
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Suninga (When Will I Ever See You?)
(3:59)
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Ekwa Mwato (Affirmation of the Spirit)
(4:58)
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Sweet Mary (Everyone Has a Choice)
(4:24)
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Reverence (The Story of a Miracle)
(4:37)
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Te Misea (A Scream to Save the Planet)
(5:21)
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Muntula Moto (The Benediction of a Long Life)
(4:05)
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Spelling Face
(4:48)
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Ngad'a Ndutu (Widow's Dance/Celebration of a New Life)
(4:13)
-
Esoka (Trust Your Heart)
(1:44)
-
Mbanga Kumba (Two Cities, One Train)
(2:51)
