During his two-day, thank you tour, the Juju maestro crisscrossed Lagos and Abuja
Browsing: King Sunny Ade
Speaking in Abuja on Monday when he received the music maestro on a courtesy visit to his office, the Minister described King Sunny Ade as an icon and a trail blazer, who has reigned in the music industry for over 50 years without blemish
He stated this on Wednesday at Lagos during a keynote address he delivered at the first Goldberg Roundtable on Yoruba music organized by the Nigerian Breweries Plc
Governor Ambode, who addressed a mammoth crowd at the grand finale of the 2016 One Lagos Fiesta held at the Bar Beach front in Victoria Island to usher in the New Year, restated his commitment to roll out programmes and policies that will further showcase the progress the State has made so far
The first day of OLF kicked off on a fantastic note on Christmas Eve as Nigerian artistes and music legends turned up to make the opening day a memorable one in all the five locations across Lagos
The guitar, which was auctioned by Dr. Jogun Onabanjo, Certified Auctioneer and Chief Executive of Onabanjo and Onabanjo & Co, is known to have been designed by Nigerian artist, Victor Ehikamenor
His song, Soul Makossa, has influenced several popular music hits, including Michael Jackson’s Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin, as well as his recording of that song with Akon, the Fugees’ Cowboys, and Rihanna’s Don’t Stop the Music and Comedian Eddie Murphy in his 1982 parody song:Boogie in your butt
“There is a sharp disconnect between the older ones and the youth, and this is getting wider by the day; when last did the youth get in contact with their legend.”
The immediate past Governor of Ogun State, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, stated this in his congratulatory message to the king of world beats on the occasion of his 70th birthday anniversary.
And in 1997, KSA dragged both parties again before a Federal High Court, claiming the unreturned master tapes had been used to reproduce his work and were sold without his permission
Nigerian juju music superstar, King Sunny Ade, has been forced by problems created by the Embassy of the United States…
She added that one of the artistes she would like to work with at the moment is legendary singer, King Sunny Ade
The ceremony was graced by a handful of family members as well as associates of the couple
The flick was produced and written by Elizabeth Anjorin, famously known as Liz Anjorin
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the event kicked-off 9pm and ended in the early hours of Saturday
The wedding will hold on Saturday at The Ark Vicinity, Lekki, Lagos State
Organizers say the event will also mark the 50th anniversary of KSA’s music career and the musical heritage of Nigeria
Veteran musicians – Chief Ebenezer Obey, King Sunny Ade, Prince Adekunle and few others – were at the deceased’s Agege home on Wednesday to receive the corpse from the hospital alongside family members
Speaking with Peters regarding the preparation, he said: “I’m seriously working round the clock to make it worthwhile because my friends from United States, London, Canada and here in Nigeria have all promised to be part of the event
Sanya, who delivered Adewole’s welcome address, stated that the University of Ibadan was pleased to honour King Sunny Ade as his immense contribution to African music and Yoruba music in particular cannot be contested