From June 25 to 27, 2026, the 27th edition of the Gnaoua and World Music Festival will bring 460 artists from Morocco and abroad to…
Essaouira Prepares for Gnaoua Festival 2026 With Carlinhos Brown, Richard Bona and Yasmine Hamdan
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Afro Roots Fest Miami Beach Returns in May 2021
Afro Roots Fest Miami Beach is set to return on Saturday, May 1, 2021. The concerts will take place at the North Beach Bandshell 1.…
Moving Songs of Peace and Justice
Various Artists – World Peace (Putumayo, 2019) Putumayo World Music releases today its compilation World Peace. The set contains stimulating songs by well-known artists in…
Artist Profiles: Richard Bona
Bona Pinder Yayumayalolo, better known as Richard Bona, was born October 28, 1967 in Minta, a village in central Cameroon. From the moment of Richard…
Enthralling Bondeko
Toto Bona Lokua – Bondeko (No Format!, 2017) We use music for a variety of things. We use it as entertainment, to get across a…
World Music Supergroup Toto Bona Lokua Release Ma Mama Music Video
Toto Bona Lokua have released a music video featuring the song ‘Ma Mama’. The video was directed by Katy Wang. The song appears in the…
Tradition and Getting Around it
Being a self-styled traditionalist doesn’t mean my musical tastes are so staunch that I shun any sonic adventurousness that steps over traditional boundaries. Cross the…
Richard Bona Announces American Tour and New Album
Cameroonian bassist and singer-songwriter Richard Bona has a new album titled Heritage, scheduled for release on September 16 in the United States. To promote the…
Sweet!
Various Artists Music from the Chocolate Lands (Putumayo PUT 230-2, 2004) Following the success of their collections Music from the Coffee Lands (2 volumes) and…