Person

King Sunny Adé

Chief Sunday Adeniyi Adegeye (born 22 September 1946), known professionally as King Sunny Adé, is a Nigerian jùjú singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. 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.

Sunny Adé formed his backing band in 1967, eventually known as his African Beats…

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Artist details

Type
Person
Area
Nigeria
Born
September 20th, 1946
Genres
Labels
Atlantic
I.R.S. Records
Shanachie
Wrasse Records
Mesa/Bluemoon Recordings
Last updated: January 7th, 2016

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