Onyeka Onwenu and Sunny Ade |
The much widely
publicised musical concert to celebrate legendary musician King Sunny Ade and
his 50 years of unbeatable art and musicianship held on Sunday, Dec 11, 2016 at
Federal Palace Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos.
The concert tagged 'Sunny On Sunday' saw
a host of celebrities, Lagos socialites and fans grace the red carpet including Onyeka Onwenu, Awilo, Darey Art Alade, Don
Jazzy, Funke Akindele, Waje, Omawumi, Niniola, Iyanya, Toke Makinwa, Dr
Sid, Sunday Are, Yaw, Lolo 1, Adebola Williams, Kemi Lala, among
others.
King Sunny Ade is one of the most influential artistes ever
from Nigeria. He led the exposure of his genre of music on the global stage,
while remaining King to the Juju music tradition.
With two Grammy nominations, King Sunny Ade is among a
select group of the world’s greatest artistes whose musical instruments have
been preserved in the hallowed Musical Instrument Museum (MIM) in Phoenix,
Arizona, United States of America.
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