Tiki (album)

Tiki
Studio album by
Richard Bona
ReleasedOctober 2, 2005
GenreJazz, world music
LabelUniversal Music France
Richard Bona chronology
Toto Bona Lokua
(2004) 		Tiki
(2005) 		Bona Makes You Sweat
(2008)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Tiki is the fourth solo studio album by Cameroonian jazz bassist and musician Richard Bona. It was released on October 2, 2005, through Universal Music France,[2] and has charted in several countries.

Susheela Raman, Mike Stern and Djavan made guest appearances on the album,[3] and the 2006 edition of the record features a song "Please Don't Stop" with guest vocals by John Legend.[4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Richard Bona, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Please Don't Stop" (featuring John Legend, 2006 edition only) 3:59
2."Dipama" 4:26
3."Tiki" 4:40
4."Kivu" 1:26
5."O Beta O Siba" 4:47
6."Esoka Bulu (Night Whisper)" 4:01
7."O Sen Sen Sen"Marc Berthoumieux, Richard Bona4:42
8."Manyaka O Brazil" (featuring Djavan) 4:06
9."Three Women"Jaco Pastorius3:15
10."Ba Senge" 4:09
11."Ida Bato (Ancient song 1789)" 1:10
12."Akwa Samba Yaya" 5:01
13."Calçadao de Copacabana" 4:07
14."Samaouma" 4:53
15."Nu Sango" 1:19

Chart performance

Chart (2013) Peak
position
France (SNEP)[5] 118
Netherlands (MegaCharts)[6] 81
Poland (Polish Albums Chart)[7] 41
US (Billboard Top World Albums)[8] 10

References

  1. ^ Tamarkin, Jeff. "Tiki - Richard Bona". AllMusic. Retrieved September 3, 2013.
  2. ^ "Tiki by Richard Bona". iTunes. Retrieved September 1, 2013. (2005 edition)
  3. ^ "Tiki". bonamusic.com. Retrieved September 1, 2013.
  4. ^ "Tiki by Richard Bona". iTunes. Retrieved September 1, 2013. (2006 edition)
  5. ^ "LesCharts.com - Discographie Richard Bona" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 1, 2013.
  6. ^ "DutchCharts.nl - Discografie Richard Bona" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 1, 2013.
  7. ^ "OLiS - sales for the period 03.07.2006 - 09.07.2006". OLiS. Retrieved September 1, 2013.
  8. ^ "Richard Bona | Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved September 1, 2013.