King Sunny Adé - Wikipedia
WEBChief Sunday Adeniyi Adegeye MFR (born 22 September 1946), known professionally as King Sunny Adé, is a Nigerian jùjú singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. [1] . He is regarded as one of the first African pop musicians to gain international success, and has been called one of the most influential musicians of all time. [2] [page needed]
King Sunny Ade - The Best Of The Classic Years 1969 -1974
WEB3.8K. 754K views 4 years ago #Afropop #Naija #SongTown. King Sunny Adé's The Best of the Classic Years brings back a lot of memories especially for people who were born or growing up in the...
King Sunny Ade | Biography, Music, & Facts | Britannica
WEBMay 1, 2024 · King Sunny Ade (born September 22, 1946, Oshogbo, Nigeria) is a Nigerian popular musician in the vanguard of the development and international popularization of juju music—a fusion of traditional Yoruba vocal forms and percussion with Western rock and roll.
King Sunny Ade Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & M... | AllMusic
WEBKing Sunny Ade. Follow Artist +. Pioneering figure in the polyrhythmic pop music known as juju, huge in his native Nigeria and an early African artist to achieve global success. Read Full Biography. STREAM OR BUY: Active. 1960s - 2020s. Born. September 20, 1946 in Oshogbo, Nigeria. Genre. International. Styles.
Running Deep, the Roots of King Sunny Adé - The New York Times
WEBOct 23, 2015 · Sunny Adé, who grew up in Osogbo in Osun State, went to Lagos in 1963 to be a musician, after lying to his mother that he had been accepted to a university there. The metropolis on the Atlantic...
'Juju Music': King Sunny Adé Introduces A Nigerian Genre To …
WEBSep 22, 2023 · ‘Juju Music’: King Sunny Adé Introduces A Nigerian Genre To The World. The album ‘Juju Music’ was the first of its kind, and opened the floodgates for other artists from Africa to go global....
King Sunny Adé: Juju Music Album Review | Pitchfork
WEBDecember 12, 2021. Each Sunday, Pitchfork takes an in-depth look at a significant album from the past, and any record not in our archives is eligible. Today, we revisit Nigerian superstar King...
King Sunny Ade: Life, Legacy and the Evolution of Juju Music
WEBMay 8, 2023. His Life and Career. Sunday Adeniyi Adegeye is a Nigerian juju singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist who goes by the stage name King Sunny Adé. He is known as one of the first African Pop artists to become popular around the world, and he has been called one of the most influential musicians of all time.
King Sunny Adé - YouTube Music
WEBKing Sunny Adé. Chief Sunday Adeniyi Adegeye MFR, known professionally as King Sunny Adé, is a Nigerian jùjú singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He is regarded as one of the...
King Sunny Ade: True Juju Royalty : NPR
WEBSep 15, 2009 · Nigeria's King Sunny Ade plays juju music, a vocal-rich blend of percussion, guitars, keyboards and choreographed dance. In the early '80s, Ade and his band heralded a coming wave of African...
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