- King Sunny Ade, born Sunday Adeniyi Adegeye, turned 80 on 22 September
- Synchro System made him the first Nigerian Grammy nominee; Odu earned a second nod
- He wants a world-class archive and school for African music, he told Guardian Life
King Sunny Ade at 80: the juju king still chasing an unfinished dream
Nigeria's juju legend turned 80 on 22 September, drawing praise from President Tinubu and talking up his plan for an African music archive and school.
King Sunny Ade, the man who carried juju from Lagos party halls to stages around the world, turned 80 on Tuesday 22 September. For many Nigerians, his guitars are the soundtrack of owambes, wedding receptions and Saturday mornings at home. Born Sunday Adeniyi Adegeye on 22 September 1946, KSA began his professional career in the 1960s. He cut his teeth…