Today, Sunday Adeniyi Adegeye – better known as King Sunny Adé – is celebrating his eightieth birthday. He is a Nigerian singer and multi-instrumentalist who reigned as the master of juju music in his native Nigeria long before the rest of the world took notice. His 17-piece band, the African Beats, was legendary for marathon gigs lasting up to eight hours. In the 1980s, he achieved a global breakthrough with his polyrhythmic Yoruba style, in which he let his guitar do the talking. This was not only because the Talking Heads also adapted his sound. His songs are steeped in tradition and consists of long, hypnotic, interlocking grooves, complex guitar arrangements and percussive rhythms.
Happy birthday King Sunny Adé
King Sunny Adé - Synchro System
King Sunny Adé - Ja Funmi
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