I don't really know why it took me so long, but I didn't become a King Sunny Ade fan until about 8 years ago when I bought
Best of the Classic Years, a collection of material culled from his 1967-1974 recordings. Once smitten, I, of course, couldn't believe that he had never become an international star, especially since there was a real push in the early 1980s - when he was with Island Records - to expand his audience. As for tonight's mix, I tried to incorporate material from various stages of his career. I also owe the website
http://globalgroovers.blogspot.com/ thanks for posting several of his out of print albums.
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| Sunny Ti De |
| Ma Jaiye Oni |
| Ja Fun Mi [Instrumental] |
| John Ali |
| Egbe board |
| Ogunja |
| Solution |
| Maajo |
| Afojudi |
| A kunle a tewo adura |
| S.K. Dada |
| Baba orun a mbe o |
2 comments:
Trying again...After keeping my eyes open for KSA download links for quite some time, I finally broke down and purchased Synchro System via iTunes this past weekend. I wasn't sure I would enjoy the music because when I first encountered it in 1985 or thereabouts, the music sounded too foreign to my ears- I wasn't ready for it. Now, it seems quite silly that I didn't enjoy it. Beautiful stuff- I look forward to hearing your collection.
@anonymous,
It took me a long time to get Synchro System as well. Alas, I would have loved to see him live during that era.
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