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King Sunny Ade
King Sunny Adé is a Nigerian superstar singer-songwriter in the Yoruba tongue
whose infectious blend of traditional African rhythms, western guitar pop and
electric rock and roll - known as juju music - has won him an international
audience. Celebrated as an ambassador for his homeland's culture and music, he
teaches and is involved in the nation's music industry with a large organisation
involved in clubs and recordings.
Adé started in show business as a young man with Moses Olaiya's band, the
Federal Rhythm Dandies, and in 1967 he formed his own ensemble, the Green Spots,
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