Heritage is Richard Bona's first album in Afro-Cuban music style. The versatile jazz bassist and vocalist of Cameroonian descent gives his original and inspiring vision on the music of the African slaves in . Bona's velvety singing voice, often dubbed in multiple voices, and his masterly playing on bass or guitar are complemented in a Caribbean-swinging way by his band Mandekan Cubano. This consists
… of Osmany Paredes (piano), Rey Alejandre (trombone), Dennis Hernandez (trumpet) and the percussionists Luisito Quintero and Roberto Quintero. Unfortunately, the CD booklet does not contain translations of Bona's lyrics sung in his own language. But Bona's special fusion with Afro-Cuban influences, rich in varying sounds and rhythms, continues to fascinate the listener. Sunny radiant, heart-warming music! (SvdP)more