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"King" Sunny Adé (born Sunday Adeniyi, 22 September 1946) is a Nigerian musician, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and a pioneer of modern world music. He has been classed as one of the most influential musicians of all time.

In 1987, Sunny Adé returned to the international spotlight when Rykodisc released a live concert he did in Seattle and was given an astonishing embrace by fans across the globe who were eager for another international album release. who?

He soon employed an American manager, Andrew Frankel, who negotiated another three album record deal with the Mesa record label (a division of Paradise Group) in America. One of these albums was 1988's Odu, a collection of traditional Yoruba songs, for which he was nominated for the second Grammy Award and thus making him the first African to be nominated twice for a Grammy. Apart from being an international musician Sunny Adé is also prominent in his native Nigeria, running multiple companies in several industries, creating a non-profit organisation called the King Sunny Adé Foundation, and working with the Musical Copyright Society of Nigeria.

In recent times, hip hop music appears to be holding sway with the electronic media in Nigeria with massive airplays. Nonetheless, Sunny Adé's musical output has continued to inspire a vast generation of other Nigerian musicians, who believe in the big band musical set up which Sunny Adé and late Fela Kuti are noted for. The musician Lagbaja is one of the very many musicians whom Sunny Adé's music has inspired. In 2008, his contributions to world music was recognised; as he was given an award for his outstanding contribution to world music at the International Reggae and World Music Awards held at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, New York.

In the 1980s Adé embarked on a career in Hollywood. His music was featured in the 1983 film Breathless, starring Richard Gere, and the 1986 comedy One More Saturday Night, and he acted in Robert Altman's 1987 comedy O.C. and Stiggs.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Sunny_Ad%C3%A9

Happy birthday to the music legend

hbd

Hbd

HBD.... I was listening to his song yesterday.

HBD daddy

Happy birthday.
A living legend.
Is there no tread for those legend musician like olando owho, kayode fashola, empro, rolling dollar, kSA,abeni and so on....

Them say this baba sabi how to dance well well. HBD

Happy birthday, sir

Happy Birthday Sir ,King Sunny Ade– Sunday Adeniyi Adegeye. You are a living legend and an inspiration to so many today.

Happy Birthday to you sir..

Happy Birthday to my mum..

How many likes for her..

HBD

Happy birthday to a great musician! Wishing you many happy years ahead.

Happy birthday to the music legend "King Sunny Ade"

HBD my nigga

I'm not interested in juju music so I don't know him...


HBD old man

I'm not interested in juju music so I don't know him...


HBD old man

HBD Omoba Adeniyi Sunday Adegeye, baba eleshi ni Bariga

I beg how old is Ebenezer Obey?

hbd sir

happy birthday to the king of music

tameera:
Happy birthday to the music legend

He looks 50s even @ 70. Baba God, I beg pick OUR calls oooo

Happy Birthday to the Legendary KSA!

Happy birthday baba.

ArabMopol:
I'm not interested in juju music so I don't know him...



HBD old man

he's world wide known bro, he won Grammy awards and couple awards, he's one of the musical legend

His song with Onyeka Onwenu still comes to mind.. I remember there was a rumour then that they were dating..


Happy Birthday Sir!

Happy birthday to you,baba

musician with great lyrics.
Only God knows if anyone will still remember all our current musicians in 10 years

A week today, I saw KSA perform.
For a larger part of the performance, the King sat down.
A few times he stood up-to dance but just a few times.
His left hand had a motory inconsistency . But his voice was crisp and crystal clear.

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KSA will not live forever. Neither will anyone one of us.

This 70th birthday affords us all a chance to celebrate this iconic enigma . A man of immense depth and reachless reserve of talent and versatility.

Happy Birthday King Prince Sunny Ade.

Kitikiti kitikikiti
Kirakita kirakita.....

Happy birthday to the king!!!

King Sunny Ade and Chief Ebenezer Obey are two great juju musicians I respect.

Their songs are evergreen, filled with great lyrical content and always a delight to listen to.

KSA, truly a legend and happy birthday Sir. Once these artists are gone, it's safe to say that juju music is dead.

happy birthday