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Richard Bona Girona Música Girona Música Richard Bona Girona Música Girona Música Dissabte 21 de març, 21 h Richard Bona aterra per primera vegada a l’Auditori de Sala Montsalvatge Girona per presentar el seu darrer treball, Bonafied, el setè disc com a solista, íntim i artesanal, que confirma que Àfrica segueix bategant ben fort en el seu cor, en la seva veu i en els seus dits, com ho fan el latin jazz, el tango, el pop africà Richard Bona i el cabaret parisenc. Richard Bona, una llegenda al seu Camerun natal, és una de les figures capdavateres del jazz Bonafi ed actual, cosa que l’ha fet arribar a treballar amb músics de Richard Bona, baix i veu l’alçada de Chick Corea, Branford Marsalis, Bobby McFerrin Osmany Paredes, piano acústic i Joni Mitchell entre altres. Dennis Hernández, trompeta Rey Alejandre, trombó Richard Bona Ludwig Afonso, bateria Richard Bona néixer el 1967 a Minta, un petit poble de Camerun. La seva mare i el seu avi eren cantants i Richard, Luisito Quintero, percussió amb cinc anys, ja tocava a l’església local en casaments i batejos. Quan tenia 11 anys es va traslladar amb el seu pare a Durada aproximada: 90 minuts sense pausa la ciutat portuària de Douala. Allà va descobrir la guitarra i va escoltar per primer cop discos del baixista Jaco Pastorius; a partir d’aquesta experiència, Richard va decidir tocar el baix elèctric. Després de la mort del seu pare, Bona es trasllada a París i de seguida es fa un nom en els cercles del jazz. En els clubs va tocar amb músics com ara Didier Lockwood, Marc Ducret i els africans Manu Dibango i Salif Keita. El teclista Joe Zawinul el va descobrir en un concert i el va fitxar per al seu àlbum We the people (1992), fet que va suposar l’estrena discogràfica del músic camerunès. Posteriorment, el jove es trasllada a Nova York i s’introdueix en la jam scene. Allà causa un gran impacte i treballa amb grans noms de l’escena mundial del jazz, com ara Michael i Randy Brecker, Pat Metheny, Larry Coryell, Mike Stern, Steve Gadd, Joe Zawinul i fins i tot amb Harry Belafonte. El 1999 enregistra el seu primer àlbum en solitari, Scenes From My Life. Un any més tard, s’embarca en una gira mundial com a corista i percussionista de Pat Metheny Group. El 2004, després de dos discos més —Reverence (2001) i Munia: The Tale (2003)—, forma el seu sextet estable. La seva carrera ha continuat imparable amb Tiki (2006), l’àlbum en viu Bona Makes You Sweat (2008), The Ten Shades of Blues (2010) i Bonafield (2013). El músic també ha evolucionat: s’ha convertit en un multiinstrumentista àgil, que fa que tot soni fàcil, amb una veu fascinant i una personalitat sobre els escenaris que convenç als més escèptics. Propers concerts Diumenge 22 març. 12 h Diumenge 29 març. 19 h SALA MONTSALVATGE SALA MONTSALVATGE Cobla del Futur Bach: Passió segons sant Mateu Servei de bar Des d’una hora abans i fins una hora després del concert PATRONS COL·LABORADORS PRINCIPALS MECENES MITJANS COL·LABORADORS Segueix l’Auditori de Girona a: Venda anticipada d’entrades: www.auditorigirona.org · www.girona.cat/entrades Taquilles: Auditori de Girona, Teatre Municipal.
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