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King Sunny Ade was influenced by Juju pioneer Tunde Nightingale and borrowed stylistic elements from his ‘So wa mbe’ style of juju. He founded the King Sunny Ade Foundation, an organization that includes a performing arts center, a state-of-the-art recording studio, and housing for young musicians.
Juju Music is the 1982 major label debut of Nigerian jùjú band King Sunny Adé and His African Beats. It was produced by keyboard player Martin Meissonnier , who introduced synthesizers and Linn drums into Adé's established juju sound. [ 1 ]
The Return of the Juju King is a compilation album by the Nigerian musician King Sunny Adé, released in 1987. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It was his first album after being dropped by Island Records . [ 3 ] Adé supported the album with a North American tour that featured a 15-member version of his band, the African Beats.
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The Best of the Classic Years is a compilation album by the Nigerian musician King Sunny Adé. [2] It was released by Shanachie in 2003. [ 3 ] The album showcases Adé's rawer pre- Island Records sound.
Synchro System is a 1983 album by Nigerian jùjú band King Sunny Adé and His African Beats. It was the second of King Sunny Adé's three releases for Island Records, following on the heels of 1982's crossover success Juju Music. [1] The title track is a re-recording of Adé's 1974 Nigerian hit of the same name. [2]
Odu is a studio album by Nigerian Jùjú musician King Sunny Adé. It was released in 1998 on Mesa/Atlantic. Recorded at Dockside Studios, Maurice, Louisiana, it was produced by Andrew Frankel and features traditional Yoruba music. [1] [2] Odù means oracle in the Yoruba divination system of Ifá.
Juju music did not derive its name from juju, which is a form of magic and the use of magic objects, common in West Africa, Haiti, Cuba and other Caribbean and South American nations. It evolved in the 1900s in urban clubs across the countries, and was believed to have been created by Ababababaa Babatunde King, popularly known as Tunde King.