King Sunny Adé

Sunday Adeniyi (born September 24, 1946 in Oshogbo, Osun State Nigeria), otherwise known as King Sunny Adé, due to being born in a Yoruba Royal Family, is a Nigerian musician, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, who came on the scene in 1966 and made his first record in 1967. He became an international star across Africa during the mid-1980s with His African Beats, touring and gaining a significant audience in the United States and Europe as well. He is known as "The Minister of Enjoyment" or "The King Of Juju Music" (Juju is the prime popular music of the Yoruba people).

Links To Peel
Peel mentioned on his 19 April 2001 show that he discovered King Sunny Adé in 1973 when he went to Stern's record store in London, who were selling imported African records and bought his first record from the store. Through out the 70's and early 80's, Peel would often play latest records from Sunny and by the time, he joined major label, Islands, when singer Robert Palmer discovered his music and brought it to Islands attention, his material started to use less steel guitar and more pop oriented sounds, which left Peel slightly disappointed with the music, ultimately leading to him rarely playing Sunny's new records.

Shows Played
1973 1974 1982 1983
 * 03 July 1973: unknown
 * 18 July 1974: unknown
 * 07 September 1982: unknown
 * 09 May 1983: Tolongo (LP - Ajoo) Makossa International / Sunny Alade
 * 15 May 1983 (BFBS): Penkele (album - Ajoo) Sunny Alade


 * 17 May 1983: Gbeyogbeyo (album - Ajoo) Makossa International

1984
 * 18 May 1983: Synchro System
 * 22 May 1983 (BFBS): Tolongo (album - Ajoo) Sunny Alade
 * 05 June 1983 (BFBS): Synchro System (12") Mango
 * 13 June 1983: Maajo (LP - Synchro System) Island
 * 28 June 1983: Synchro Feelings-Ilako (LP - Synchro System) Island
 * 06 July 1983: Mo Ti Mo (LP - Synchro Series) Sunny Alade
 * 07 May 1984: unknown


 * 16 May 1984: unknown
 * 11 June 1984: unknown

1988 2001 2004
 * 03 July 1984: Araime
 * 05 July 1984: Gboromiro
 * 24 February 1988: Synchro System (LP - Synchro System) Island
 * 19 April 2001: 'Sunny Ti De (LP-The Master Guitarist)' (African Songs)
 * 02 May 2001: 'Ma Jaiye Oni (LP-Afrique Dynamique)' (Nascente)
 * 01 December 2004 (Rob Da Bank): Ma Jaiye Oni (LP - King Sunny Ade & His African Beats) (Island)