King Sunny Adé and His African Beats - Synchro System (1983)

King Sunny Ade & His African Beats has been played over 80 times on NTS, first on 11 February 2013. King Sunny Ade & His African Beats's music has been featured on 77 episodes.
King Sunny Adé (Sunday Adeniyi, born 1946) is by far the most popular performer of Nigerian Jùjú music. With his band, King Sunny Ade and His African Beats, King Sunny Ade became an international star across Africa during the mid-1980s, touring and gaining a significant audience in the United States and Europe as well. He is known as the Minister of Enjoyment.

Born to a Nigerian royal family in Ondo, Ade left grammar school to pursue his career, which began with Moses Olaiya's Federal Rhythm Dandies, a highlife band. He left to form The Green Spots in 1967. He formed a record label in 1974, fed up with being exploited by a major label. Beginning with Juju Music, Ade began gaining a wide following as Mango Records, a subsidiary of Island Records, released his albums. He was soon billed as the African Bob Marley, and headlined concerts in the US. Soon after, Nigerian imports (mostly pirated copies) of his massive back catalog began flooding the Western market. Island, concerned about sales and Adé's refusal to include more English in his repertoire, cut him loose after his third LP, 1984's Aura.

By the end of the 1980s, Ade's star began to dim, and his albums sold less, though he continued to garner critical acclaim and widespread popularity in Africa. 1998's Odu, a collection of traditional Yoruba songs, was nominated for a Grammy Award. He has also become one of the most powerful people in Nigeria, running multiple companies in several industries. He has also created a non-profit organization called the King Sunny Ade Foundation and works with the Musical Copyright Society of Nigeria.

Adé was the first to introduce the pedal steel guitar to Nigerian pop music after becoming a fan of American country/western tunes.

His album Synchro Series is featured on Windows XP Media Center Edition for free.

01 - Synchro Feelings - Ilako
02 - Mo Ti Mo
03 - Penkele
04 - Maajo
05 - Interlude
06 - Synchro System
07 - E Saiye Re
08 - Tolongo
09 - E Wele
10 - Synchro (reprise)