₦airaland Forum

SlyDev:
Every good news from Nigeria is always Yoruba, we are educated, business wise, smart sophisticated, calm with civilisations far ahead of others

So why are Yorubas cities and states not at par with Dubai, if not London and New York in the basics of mass transit, water, free education, good feeder roads in front of houses instead of being held to ransom by agberos like Tinubu's MC Oluomo and Makinde's Auxiliary?
Maybe you don't have enough education to understand what you just said

Streamz:
Hmm. Wetin concern Sunny Ade with Afrobeat? I thought his genre is juju?
All of them mentioned are fuji and juju artists. I taya oooooo!

My brother the thing tire me oh

I think to an extent I agree with your opinion that Onyeka Onwenu should have been among those inducted into the Afrobeat Hall of Fame. But one thing I totally disagree with you is your claim that Sunny Ade was able to gain global recognition after his " wait for me" collaboration with Onyeka onwenu. First the records, "wait for me " was released in September 1989 , while King Sunny ade had alread performed in 22 cities in North America including Boston ,New York and Washington. If he was not globally recognised before "wait for me" that was released in 1989, how was he able to perform in 22 cities across North America in 1982?

This is an extract from the New York magazine of 1983.

Visiting royalty usually come bearing gifts. Nigeria's King Sunny Ade is no exception, and on his first visit to America he's brought a special present. Juju music, a lilting, rhythmic, modern version of traditional African sounds is King Sunny's offering. And Americans are jamming concert halls across the country to hear him and his Nigerian band play their first North American tour.

Sunny Ade is actually prince of a city-state in Nigeria; he was deemed ''King'' because he is his country's No. 1 popular musician. After his 22-city concert swing through North America he may gain royalty status here too. In both Washington and New York he has drawn large crowds and rave reviews.


He and his band, the African Beats, have recorded more than 40 albums, averaging sales of 200,000. And his first American release, entitled ''Juju Music,'' (Mango Records MLPS 9712A), has been honored by Newsweek magazine, which named it to its list of the top ten albums of 1982.

Here in Boston, the mayor proclaimed his concert date ''King Sunny Ade Day'' as more than 1,200 people packed into the Bradford Ballroom to dance and celebrate with this rising international pop star.quote author=NwaAmaikpe post=110729049]




I've never been a fan of Orubebe, but I will not take this list.

Onyeka Onwenu is conspicuously missing.

Ekwe, Iyogogo, One Love, You and I, Dancing In the Sun, Odenigbo, Ochie Dike and a few of her other works were global world-class masterpieces.

She gave Hugh Masekela, Miriam Makeba, Thione Ballago Seck, Youssou N'Dour and Salif Keita a run for their money and made them look like learners.

So good she was that Almighty Fela wanted to marry her just as exploitation to boost his global music ratings but she turned him down.

Without sentiments, ask yourself this question.
Was Sunny Ade globally reckoned before his duet with Onyeka Onwenu in "Wait for Me"?

If you are unbiased and a true global music critic, you'd understand why I feel that this award is meaningless if Onyeka Onwenu is not on it.

An Afrobeats Hall of Fame without an Onyeka Onwenu and a Sir Shina Peters is worse than an expensive wedding hall without guests.

Till you see my point, argue with my semen.[/quote]

Finally

Baba Fela to the world

aikyg:
Fela and KSA never did Afrobeats. Why are they getting inducted into Afrobeats hall of fame?

I guess you were given birth to during the lockdown so you know nothing about these men you mentioned.

It is better to ask questions than make stupid statements trying to sound smart.

Receive wisdom.

[quote author=NwaAmaikpe post=110729049]




I've never been a fan of Orubebe, but I will not take this list.

Onyeka Onwenu is conspicuously missing.

Ekwe, Iyogogo, One Love, You and I, Dancing In the Sun, Odenigbo, Ochie Dike and a few of her other works were global world-class masterpieces.

She gave Hugh Masekela, Miriam Makeba, Thione Ballago Seck, Youssou N'Dour and Salif Keita a run for their money and made them look like learners.

So good she was that Almighty Fela wanted to marry her just as exploitation to boost his global music ratings but she turned him down.

Without sentiments, ask yourself this question.
Was Sunny Ade globally reckoned before his duet with Onyeka Onwenu in "Wait for Me"?

If you are unbiased and a true global music critic, you'd understand why I feel that this award is meaningless if Onyeka Onwenu is not on it.

An Afrobeats Hall of Fame without an Onyeka Onwenu and a Sir Shina Peters is worse than an expensive wedding hall without guests.

Till you see my point, argue with my semen.



Eleyi mati fe ya were,e Tete de were lokun koto woja, how can a normal human being compare Onyeka owenu with KSA, even to the point of claiming Onyeka made Sunny Ade popular,ori e ti buru

Let me educate you sir. Fela was an Afrobeat musician; not Afrobeats. There's a difference between Afrobeat and Afrobeats.
Wizkid, Burna and Davido are Afrobeats musicians.
The Funkies, Fela and Tony Allen are Afrobeat musicians.
I hope you have learned something today?

leo22:
I guess you were given birth to during the lockdown so you know nothing about these men you mentioned.

It is better to ask questions than make stupid statements trying to sound smart.

Receive wisdom.

SlyDev:
Every good news from Nigeria is always Yoruba, we are educated, business wise, smart sophisticated, calm with civilisations far ahead of others

Mind you EDO possesses all you mentioned, Yoruba are just 57% possessed of it.

Vicas2000:
You are doing King Sunny Ade a disservice by claiming Onyeka Onwenu brought him to international acclaim.

King sunny ade has been touring the UK since the late 60's/early 70s.

Onyeka Onwenu was not even know globally like King Sunny Ade.

Of both of them...go to YouTube and you will see a lot of videos of KSA doing live performances to huge crowds even way before the duet with Onyeka Onwenu.

KSA is a big fish ó. Even till today he does more performances than Onyeka that you hold in high esteem.

I love Onyeka Onwenu.but don't ever attach KSA success to her.

She is not even close by any margin! Both in album numbers...live performances and even awards.

Bro I was shocked when I saw the comment, Onyeka made KSA popular? What an insult.
KSA is one of the most traveled Nigeria local act in his days. The man still Dey collect more pay than any other artists of his generation

goslowgoslow:
As at 1982 Sunny Ade was nominated for Grammy Awards....all these children on Nairaland!

You Dey mind him?

shadrach77:
About time!

Nigeria's greatest musicians
1. King Sunny Ade
2. Fela Kuti
3. Wizkid
4. Burna Boy
5. Davido
6. Femi Kuti
7. Yemi Alade
8. Tiwa Savage
9. D'Banj
10. Tuface (2Baba)

In that order

You must be a kid

NwaAmaikpe:





I've never been a fan of Orubebe, but I will not take this list.

Onyeka Onwenu is conspicuously missing.

Ekwe, Iyogogo, One Love, You and I, Dancing In the Sun, Odenigbo, Ochie Dike and a few of her other works were global world-class masterpieces.

She gave Hugh Masekela, Miriam Makeba, Thione Ballago Seck, Youssou N'Dour and Salif Keita a run for their money and made them look like learners.

So good she was that Almighty Fela wanted to marry her just as exploitation to boost his global music ratings but she turned him down.

Without sentiments, ask yourself this question.
Was Sunny Ade globally reckoned before his duet with Onyeka Onwenu in "Wait for Me"?

If you are unbiased and a true global music critic, you'd understand why I feel that this award is meaningless if Onyeka Onwenu is not on it.

An Afrobeats Hall of Fame without an Onyeka Onwenu and a Sir Shina Peters is worse than an expensive wedding hall without guests.

Till you see my point, argue with my semen.

This is false, even though I do think Oyeka Onwenu is supposed to be on this list too. But... Sunny was already with Island Records in America in the early 80s, and his Juju Music album debuted on Billboard pop music chart years before Wait for Me.

aikyg:
Let me educate you sir. Fela was an Afrobeat musician; not Afrobeats. There's a difference between Afrobeat and Afrobeats.
Wizkid, Burna and Davido are Afrobeats musicians.
The Funkies, Fela and Tony Allen are Afrobeat musicians.
I hope you have learned something today?

I see your point now, afro beats is actually different from afrobeat as a genre. You are right, apologies sir

NwaAmaikpe:





I've never been a fan of Orubebe, but I will not take this list.

Onyeka Onwenu is conspicuously missing.

Ekwe, Iyogogo, One Love, You and I, Dancing In the Sun, Odenigbo, Ochie Dike and a few of her other works were global world-class masterpieces.

She gave Hugh Masekela, Miriam Makeba, Thione Ballago Seck, Youssou N'Dour and Salif Keita a run for their money and made them look like learners.

So good she was that Almighty Fela wanted to marry her just as exploitation to boost his global music ratings but she turned him down.

Without sentiments, ask yourself this question.
Was Sunny Ade globally reckoned before his duet with Onyeka Onwenu in "Wait for Me"?

If you are unbiased and a true global music critic, you'd understand why I feel that this award is meaningless if Onyeka Onwenu is not on it.

An Afrobeats Hall of Fame without an Onyeka Onwenu and a Sir Shina Peters is worse than an expensive wedding hall without guests.

Till you see my point, argue with my semen.

You are a novice, I don't have any issues with Onyeka cos I love her so much but saying Sunny wasn't reckoned with globally untill their duet is a blatant lie.

Wait for you was released in 1989 and I will implore you to Google the American movie O.C and stiggs released in 1987 where sunny didn't just appeatbut also did performed in t movie... This is apart from many shutdown shows he has had in the 70s... Google is ur friend.

leo22:
I see your point now, afro beats is actually different from afrobeat as a genre. You are right, apologies sir

All good, Sir.

shadrach77:
About time!

Nigeria's greatest musicians
1. King Sunny Ade
2. Fela Kuti
3. Wizkid
4. Burna Boy
5. Davido
6. Femi Kuti
7. Yemi Alade
8. Tiwa Savage
9. D'Banj
10. Tuface (2Baba)

In that order

it's been a long long time, but what made you rank them in this order? by what metrics?