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The Return of the Juju King is a compilation album by the Nigerian musician King Sunny Adé, released in 1987. It was his first album after being dropped by Island Records. Adé supported the album with a North American tour that featured a 15-member version of his band, the African Beats.
Explore the tracklist, credits, statistics, and more for The Return Of The Juju King by King Sunny Ade. Compare versions and buy on Discogs.
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- Folk, World, & Country
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- African
View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 1987 CD release of "The Return Of The Juju King" on Discogs.
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- Germany
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- CD, Compilation
The Return of the Juju King by King Sunny Ade & His African Beats released in 1988. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.
King Sunny Ade was influenced by Juju pioneer Tunde Nightingale and borrowed stylistic elements from his ‘So wa mbe’ style of juju. He founded the King Sunny Ade Foundation, an organization that includes a performing arts center, a state-of-the-art recording studio, and housing for young musicians.
The Return of The Juju King, a Compilation of songs by King Sunny Adé. Released in 1988. Genres: Jùjú.
The Return of the Juju King compiles tracks from three mid-’80s albums released on his own Atom Park label. Shaking off his failure to win Western hearts, Adé sounds like a happy man again; the joyous juju reaffirms his status as one of the most captivating and important musical talents anywhere in the world today.
