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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 .
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 ]
This is a List of notable juju musicians in Nigeria. There are numerous genres of music in Nigeria. Some genres such as Jùjú music , Fuji music , Apala and Were music are peculiar to certain ethnic groups.
But his juju style of music was not the most popular among the Lagos elite who dominated the social scene and performances were limited to bars which provided limited income opportunities. [2] In 1952, his band, Tunde Nightingale and His Agba Jolly Orchestra, held regular performances at the West African Club, Ibadan.
Tunde King (born 24 August 1910), was a Nigerian musician credited as the founder of Jùjú music.He had a great influence on Nigerian popular music. Lagos in the 1920s and 1930s was peopled by a mixture of local Yoruba people and returnees from the New World.
General Prince Adekunle (1942-2017) was a Nigerian Jùjú musician.Born 22 October 1942, Adekunle was of Egba origin, from Abeokuta in Ogun State.Adekunle was a major innovator and force in the jùjú music scene, with his distinctive driving Afrobeat style.
Over the years, for various reasons ranging from changes in his music to ba usiness concerns, Sunny Adé's band changed its name several times, first to African Beats and then to Golden Mercury. King Sunny Ade was influenced by Juju pioneer Tunde Nightingale and borrowed stylistic elements from his ‘So wa mbe’ style of juju.
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.