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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 numerous band names, 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).

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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 shop. 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, Island Records, when singer Robert Palmer discovered his music and brought it to the company's attention, Sunny's material started to use less steel guitar and more pop sounds, which left Peel slightly disappointed with the music, ultimately leading to him rarely playing Sunny's new records.

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  • 06 January 1975: Sunny Ti De (LP - The Master Guitarist Vol. 1) African Songs
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  • 19 April 2001: 'Sunny Ti De (LP-The Master Guitarist)' (African Songs)
  • 02 May 2001: 'Ma Jaiye Oni (LP-Afrique Dynamique)' (Nascente)
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