One of the most common phrases used in news reportage is ‘shut down’. ‘Artiste X shut down such and such city…’

However, juju maestro King Sunny Ade, literally shut down the city of Lagos with the concert held in his honour of his 70th birthday.

For someone whose career has spanned 50 odd years, it was no surprise that all stops were pulled out by him and his management to hold a massive event, the like of which had not been seen before in Nigeria.

Dubbed ‘Sunny on Sunday’, the event was attended by KSA aficionados from years back, many of whom are now the creme de la creme of Nigerian society.

In attendance were Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote, billionaire Femi Otedola, former governor of Lagos and current Minister of Works, Power and Housing Babatunde Fashola and several other power brokers.

Younger celebrities such as Don Jazzy, Tiwa Savage, Waje, Omawumi, Toke Makinwa, Funke Akindele, Tee A, Lolo (the three of whom compered the event) Darey Art Alade, DJ Jimmy Jatt, Iyanya and dozens of others also turned up for KSA.

Following a succession of performances by Niniola, Terry Apala, Omawumi and Darey; ageless singer Onyeka Onwenu mounted the stage and gave a thrilling performance of she and KSA’s 1989 classic ‘Wait for me’. She was joined by the celebrant himself and the two of them finished to warm applause by the crowd.

They were soon followed by Congolese icon, Awilo Longomba (who of course is a crowd favourite in Nigeria). He too was joined on stage by KSA and was shown some of Sunny’s electric dance moves.

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