African music icon Chief Sunday Adeniyi Adegeye (MFR) popularly known as King Sunny Ade on Sunday celebrated his 78th birthday.
The master guitarist announce his new year on his Instagram field.
An elated KSA wrote; “Another year.
“Another grace.
“Another reason to be grateful to God…
“Birthday blessings.
“The life we have is the blessing itself.”
King Sunny Ade, born on 22 September 1946, is regarded as one of the first African pop musicians to gain international success and has been called one of the most influential musicians of all time.
KSA formed his backing band in 1967, eventually known as his African Beats.
He signed to Island Records in 1982 and achieved international success with the albums Juju Music (1982) and Synchro System (1983); the latter garnered him a Grammy nomination, a first for a Nigerian artist. His 1998 album Odu also garnered a Grammy nomination.
