#1 King Sunny Adé / Juju Music (1982)
- Ja Funmi
- Eje Nlo Gba Ara Mi
- Mo Beru Agba
- Sunny Ti De Ariya
- Ma Jaiye Oni
- 365 Is My Number / The Message
- Samba / E Falabe Lewe
“…the Yoruba, Nigeria’s largest tribe.”
“His father was a church organist, his mother a trader.”
“Juju Music was Island Records head Chris Blackwell’s attempt to make King Sunny into the new Bob Marley, after the reggae superstar’s death in 1981. He hired Martin Messonier, the Phil Spector of worldbeat, to produce, and bankrolled KSA’s first tour of the US.”
“Then I will now say my head should fight for me. That means my head should protect me. Because I use my head instead of calling my God. This is my god. God created my brain to control myself. So this is representative of my God. So you should protect me, you should fight for me. Because the vulture was helped by his head. The birds are being helped by their heads. Even the snakes are being like that. So I want it to fight for me as well.”
wikipedia.org / King Sunny Ade
wikipedia.org / Juju Music (1982)
wikipedia.org / Discography
discogs.com / Vinyl
