Juju veteran, king sunny ade, is set to perform alongside some of the worlds biggest artistes at coachella valley music and arts festival. While ade, who sings in his native yoruba tongue, never achieved that level of popularity in the u. However, the song king sunny ade conscience eri okan latest yoruba juju. With more dialogue between instruments and voices, it flows a little more freely than its predecessor, and the title track, with its marvelous talking drum solo, is an absolute ade gem. King sunny ade biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. Pioneering figure in the polyrhythmic pop music known as juju, huge in his native nigeria and an early african artist to achieve global success.
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