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| Artist: King Sunny Ade & African Beats |
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Product Summary
Release Date: 10/26/1990
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Song Listing
Disc 1
Song Title
Sample
1. Ja Funmi ~ King Sunny Ade
2. Eje Nlo Gba Ara Mi ~ King Sunny Ade
3. Mo Beru Agba ~ King Sunny Ade
4. Sunny Ti De Ariya ~ King Sunny Ade
5. Ma Jaiye Oni ~ King Sunny Ade
6. 365 Is My Number / The Message ~ King Sunny Ade
7. Samba / E Falaba Lewe ~ King Sunny Ade
Album Notes and Credits
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King Sunny Ade & His African Beats: Sunny Ade (vocals, guitar, keyboards); Jacob Ajakaye, Segun Shokumbi, Niyi Falaye, Femi Owomoyela, Mattew Olojede, Tunde Demiola (vocals); John Okeumeu, Bob Ohiri, Segun Ilori (guitar); Demola Adepoju (steel guitar); Martin Meissonier (keyboards); Jelili Lawal (bass); Mofes Acambi (drums); Shina Abiodun (congas); Adeyemi Adisa (bongos); Alhaji Timmy Olaitan, Rasaki Alakodun, Jomoh Gbadamosi (talking drum); Gani Alashe (shekere); Michael Babalola (maracas). |
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Recorded at Otodi Studio, Lome, Togo. |
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Said by many to be the album that introduced America to "world music," JUJU MUSIC is a brilliant piece of Nigerian pop. The pulsing rootedness of traditional West African percussion and bells meets the tech-psychedelia of electric instruments in a cross-pollination that continues to influence Afro-pop and the worlds beyond. Late-'70s synthesizers spin trippy swirls of outer-space strangeness around blissful slide guitar lines and frenetic conversations between three talking drums as Ade and his army of vocalists warble their happy way through each verse. Call-and-response, one of the true cornerstones of African music, is present in every nook and cranny of the production--one can pick out a distinct dialogue between almost any two instruments at any given moment. Its combination of space-melodies with a heavy rhythmic base makes JUJU MUSIC a Pink Floyd record for dancers. |
Artist Overview
One of the most popular and important performers of the Nigerian musical style known as Juju--a fluid, highly rhythmic music that used traditional African percussion to create a dense, multi-layered sound--King Sunny Ade brought new stylistic concepts to the form and helped introduce the music to an international audience. By the 1980s, Ade had crossed over from being strictly an African celebrity to being heralded in the U.K., Europe, and eventually the United States. He remains one of the most groundbreaking figures in Afro-pop history.
Artist Contemporaries
Admiral Dele Abiodun | Bob Marley | Ebenezer Obey | Fela Kuti | Hugh Masekela | I.K. Dairo | Lucky Dube | Manu Dibango | Segun Adewale | Toots & the Maytals
Admiral Dele Abiodun | Bob Marley | Ebenezer Obey | Fela Kuti | Hugh Masekela | I.K. Dairo | Lucky Dube | Manu Dibango | Segun Adewale | Toots & the Maytals
Artist Followers
Adewale Ayuba | Ang?lique Kidjo | Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra | Femi Kuti | Majek Fashek | Paul Simon | Sir Shina Peters | Talking Heads
Adewale Ayuba | Ang?lique Kidjo | Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra | Femi Kuti | Majek Fashek | Paul Simon | Sir Shina Peters | Talking Heads
Compilation Appearances
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Palm World Voices:africa (w/ Bonus DVD) (w/ Book) |
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Rough Guide To African Guitar Legends |
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Nigeria 70: Definitive Story of 1970s |
Technical Info
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Release Date : 05/07/2005 |
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Original Release Date : 1982 |
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Catalog ID : 539 712 |
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Label : Mango |
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Number of Discs : 1 |
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Studio/Live : Studio |
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Mono/Stereo : Stereo |
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SPAR Code : n/a |
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UPC : 00016253971226 |
