{"product_id":"richard-bona-reverence","title":"Richard Bona - Reverence","description":"\u003cp\u003e180 gram audiophile vinyl\u003cbr\u003eIncludes insert\u003cbr\u003eThe sophomore studio album by the Cameroonian jazz musician\u003cbr\u003eFeaturing guest appearance by Pat Metheny\u003cbr\u003eBlack vinyl\u003cbr\u003eRichard Bona was born into a family of musicians, which enabled him to start learning music from a young age.\u003cbr\u003eHis grandfather was a griot – a West African singer of praise and storyteller – and percussionist, and his mother was a singer.\u003cbr\u003eOriginally from Cameroon he immigrated to Germany at the age of 22 to study music in Düsseldorf, soon relocating to\u003cbr\u003eFrance where he furthered his studies in music. Whilst in France he regularly played in various jazz clubs, sometimes\u003cbr\u003ewith players such as Manu Dibango, Salif Keita, Jacques Higelin and Didier Lockwood.\u003cbr\u003eIn 1995 Richard left France and established himself in New York, where he played bass guitar with artists like Joe Zawinul,\u003cbr\u003eLarry Coryell, Michael and Randy Brecker, Mike Stern, George Benson, Branford Marsalis, Chaka Khan, Bobby McFerrin, and Steve Gadd.\u003cbr\u003eRichard Bona remains true to his roots with African rhythms reflected in each of his albums; Reverence is the second studio\u003cbr\u003ealbum originally released in 2001 and displays his unique approach to storytelling through sounds.\u003cbr\u003eHis unique style is situated at the crossroads of a horde of influences - jazz, bossa nova, pop music, afro-beat, traditional song, and funk.\u003cbr\u003eThe song \"Reverence (The Story of a Miracle)\" features a guest appearance by prominent jazz guitarist Pat Metheny.\u003cbr\u003eReverance is available on black vinyl.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MUSIC ON VINYL","offers":[{"title":"Black Vinyl 1LP","offer_id":54951029801283,"sku":"RPT-35579","price":25.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0821\/1601\/8499\/files\/LIT_20261020_1734_163742_761_v_8719262047518_003.png?v=1792575175","url":"https:\/\/www.recordplant.co.uk\/products\/richard-bona-reverence","provider":"Record Plant","version":"1.0","type":"link"}