Music
Nana Tuffour: the “9-9-2-4” highlife romantic who learned his trade with King Sunny Ade
Nana Tuffour, born James Kwaku Tuffour in 1954, started as a keyboardist, worked with King Sunny Ade in…
King Sunny Adé
Arts + Culture
The Elegant Stallion: Onyeka Onwenu, singer, journalist and politician, who died in 2024
Onyeka Onwenu, known as the Elegant Stallion, was a Nigerian singer, actress, journalist and politician. She made hit…
Arts + Culture
The Miliki sound: Ebenezer Obey, King Sunny Adé’s great juju rival, who later turned to evangelism
Chief Commander Ebenezer Obey led the Inter-Reformers band and created the "Miliki" sound, one of the two great…
Arts + Culture
King Sunny Adé turned 80 last week. In 1983 he became the first Nigerian ever nominated for a Grammy
King Sunny Adé, the king of juju music, turned 80 on 22 September 2026. In 1982 Island Records…