It is with great sadness that we announce the cancellation of the entire April/May 2010 North American tour for King Sunny Ade and his African Beats. On March 26th 2010 a tragic car accident took the ...

Celebrate Brooklyn!‘s annual all-day festival of music, food and crafts features a lineup of music selected to keep dancers moving into the night. This year’s headliner is the great King Sunny Adé of ...

King Sunny Ade holds a special place in world music history, and a special place in KCRW music history as well. There were trailblazers like Miriam Makeba and Olatunji before King Sunny, back before ...

Two months ago, headlines across Africa blared the news that, contrary to rumors, 69-year-old world-music pioneer King Sunny Adé wasn’t dead. Now, the influential Nigerian guitarist and bandleader ...

The shocking allegations have stirred concern among fans and industry observers, raising questions about the well-being of one of Nigeria’s most celebrated musical icons. Nigerian musician King Sunny ...

Popular Nigerian singer, Divine Ikubor, better known as Rema, has broken legendary musician, King Sunny Ade’s 41-year-old record as the Nigerian artiste with the longest-running album in the US ...

King Sunny Ade is set to be honoured with a lifetime achievement award on Sunday, February 16, 2025 in Ibadan, Oyo state. In a statement issued by Ambassador Yemi Farounbi-led planning committee, KSA ...

This was revealed in an interview with The Punch, where she said her mother confessed to her three years ago after misleading her about her biological father for years. Ayeni said she became ...

The unwitting progenitor of what we now call world music, Nigerian juju legend King Sunny Ade was signed by Island Records founder Chris Blackwell after the 1981 death of Bob Marley–the label wanted a ...

Legendary Juju musician King Sunny Ade has denied rumours of his disappearance in a press statement on his official Instagram account. He attributed the false claims to his daughter, Damilola King ...