King Sunny Ade - live in concert
Several weeks ago while walking around town in my former neighborhood, a flyer posted to a telephone pole caught my eye. It advertised King Sunny Ade, live in concert, two weeks from the date. It was almost hard to believe that the King of Juju music would be in town for a show… let alone see a flyer on the street for it - I was shocked! And if Sunny Ade live wasn’t show enough, Obi Osadebe, the son of the famed Osita Osadebe highlife maestro was set to open up the performance. Needless to say, I didn’t waste time and promptly bought a pair of tickets.
Stay tuned for a full show rundown complete with pictures, but in the meantime, enjoy King Sunny Ade - Kiti Kiti, a cool, grooving track on the 1998 album, “Odu” [Atlantic - Mesa/Bluemoon] that recalls classic Yoruba proverbs in Sunny Ade’s trademark Juju sound.
King Sunny Ade - world tour 2005
Eugene
May 8th, 2005 at 8:29 pm
I went to see him when he was in Ottawa and it was a fabulous concert!
May 20th, 2005 at 11:14 am
Excellent… I wish I’d heard more about the tour before it happened so I could let others across the country know… I guess I should just pay more attention next time.
Too bad he doesn’t have a mailing list.