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Surprising Things You Don't Know About The Music Legend "Sunny Ade" by Lautechgossip(m): 11:28am On Dec 02, 2015


Do you know?
* King Sunny Ade (KSA) is from a royal family in Ondo, Ondo state but he was born in Oshogbo, Osun state.

* KSA began his career with Moses Olaiya's (Baba Sala) Federal Rhythm Dandies, a highlife band.

* KSA was the first African to be nominated twice for Grammy Awards; Syncro System (1983) and Odu (1988).

* KSA released three albums for Mesa Record in America.

* KSA music was used in three Hollywood movies; Breathless (1983) , One More Saturday Night (1986), and O.C. and Stiggs (1987).

* KSA acted in a Hollywood movie titled "O.C. and Stiggs" in 1987.

* KSA acted in a Nollywood movie titled "Fopomoyo" by Chief Jimoh Aliu (Aworo).

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Re: Surprising Things You Don't Know About The Music Legend "Sunny Ade" by shawnfamous(m): 11:31am On Dec 02, 2015
Cool... U see them.. Legendary... Nt all thiss end time musicians with iyeyeye..skiboroboskibo skiboroboskibo yeeba oshey....... E neva had 7 children at a young age.. He never told u e suffered b4 rising to stardom.. Lalasticlala cm nd see o

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Re: Surprising Things You Don't Know About The Music Legend "Sunny Ade" by Dqueenzy(f): 11:44am On Dec 02, 2015
Now this is what we call a musician and a legend,they leave marks everywhere they turn nd inspire pple to live life nt all this 'gbagbagba' we are listening to these days.

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