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Sunny Ade and His African Beats

The Original Syncro System

Very Rare Nigerian LP released on African Songs Ltd Records in 197?. Nigerian pressing printed by Associated Press of Nigeria Ltd, Lagos. Orange and Silver label. 

King Sunny Ade is the undisputed king of juju music, the dance-inspiring hybrid of western pop and traditional African music with roots in the guitar tradition of Nigeria. Although he's yet to equal the success that he enjoyed with his early-'80s albums and American tours, Ade and his band, His African Beats, continue to weave an infectious blend of electric guitars, synthesizers and multi-layered percussion. Born to a family of Nigerian royalty, Ade left school to pursue a career in music. In the mid-'60s, he performed with a highlife band, Moses Olaiya's Federal Rhythm Dandies. Ade formed his own band, the Green Spots, in 1967. Frustrated by the exploitation of the record industry, Ade launched his own record label in 1974. In the decades since, the label has released more than 100 of Ade's recordings in Nigeria. Ade began to attract attention in the western world when three of his albums -- Juju Music, Synchro System, and Aura -- were released in the early '80s on the Mango label, a subsidiary of Island Records. Ade & His African Beats made their debut American performances to enthusiastic crowds in 1983. Although Juju Music and Synchro System showed signs that Ade was going up to live up to billing as "the African Bob Marley," Aura was a commercial disappointment and the group was dropped by Island Records. While they released an album, Authority of Your Ticket, in 1990, it too failed to stir much commercial interest. E Dide (Get Up), released in 1995, offered hints that the best days of Ade and His African Beats were yet to come

 Tracks Are :-

Side One

1 Syncro System Movement

Side Two 

1 Ni'bi Lekeleke Gbe Nfo'so
2 Grogbo Wa L'Ope
3 Ori Olowe
4 Asiko Ni

 

Released on African Songs Ltd Records in 197?

Catalogue Number AS 26L

Record is in Vg - condition (quite a lot of light surface marks under a strong light)

Sleeve is in Vg condition (tear to opening edge)

 

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