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BIOGRAPHIE
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BONNY B: FROM THE KHMER ROUGE TO B.B. KING

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Born in Cambodia under the name Su Pheaktra Bonnyface Chanmongkhon, BONNY B arrived in Switzerland in 1979 at barely seven years old. His family fled to Fribourg to escape the Khmer Rouge. READ HIS TRAGIC JOURNEY!

Nearly fifty years later, he has become a professional bluesman with an extraordinary musical career behind him.

 

BONNY B, singer and harmonica player, has carried his blues across European stages for more than half a century. Together with his brother Ice B on guitar, he has recorded around twenty albums, founded a harmonica school, and opened two clubs. He also created a blues festival while running his own online radio station. READ MORE ON HIS BLOG!

Alongside his brilliant artistic journey, he has introduced generations of secondary-school students throughout French-speaking Switzerland to the world of blues.

 

A certified pastry chef (!), BONNY B began his pilgrimage to Chicago in 1998 — the Mecca of the blues — where he shared the stage with Buddy Guy, Louisiana Red, John Primer, Bob Margolin, Larry Garner, and Bob Stroger.

In 2005, the ultimate recognition arrived: Claude Nobs, founder and director of the legendary Montreux Jazz Festival, invited him to perform alongside B.B. King.

 

Since then, BONNY B has played thousands of concerts in more than fifteen countries, participated in dozens of festivals, and led countless workshops.

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PRESS KIT

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BONNY B: WHAT THEY SAY

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  • “BONNY B is an exceptional bluesman. His harmonica playing is wonderful.” — B.B. King

  • “BONNY B, the one-man blues orchestra.” — L’Objectif, Fribourg, Switzerland

  • “His groove and musicality are outstanding. I’m a big fan.” — Jerry Portnoy

  • “A sensitive and warm-hearted artist.” — La Liberté, Fribourg, Switzerland

  • “BONNY B plays the blues like Sonny Terry or Sonny Boy Williamson.” — John Primer

  • “Authenticity in every note.” — Le Matin, Geneva, Switzerland

  • “BONNY B is the coolest bluesman I’ve ever met.” — Joe Filisko

  • “A remarkable bluesman.” — Le Nouvelliste, Sion, Switzerland

  • “Always a pleasure to play with him.” — Bob Margolin

  • “What a talent!” — Journal du Nord Vaudois, Yverdon, Switzerland

  • “A masculine voice, perfect harmonica playing.” — Kronen Zeitung, Vienna, Austria

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