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King Sunny Ade & His African Beats, King Sunny Ade & His African Beats – Juju Music = ジュジュ・ミュージック (E/E) – LP, JP 1983, With OBI
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Juju Music = ジュジュ・ミュージック is an LP by King Sunny Ade & His African Beats from 1983 released on the Island Records, Polystar label.
About this album
Juju Music is a landmark album that helped introduce King Sunny Adé’s Nigerian juju sound to listeners far beyond West Africa. Released in 1982, it pairs intricate Yoruba guitar lines, layered percussion and bright, cyclical grooves with a fluid, dance-driven energy that made Adé one of the style’s great ambassadors. Issued under the name King Sunny Adé & His African Beats, the record sharpened his reputation for elegance and momentum rather than brute force, and became an important gateway for international audiences interested in African popular music. Its influence helped open space for later global crossover successes in world and Afrobeat-inspired music.
Genre: Global
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Artist: King Sunny Ade & His African BeatsLabel: Island Records, Polystar – 25S-175Format: LP, Album, StereoUnits: 1Country: JapanReleased: 1983Genre: GlobalStyle: Afrobeat
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A1 Ja Funmi = ジャ・フンミ
A2 Eje Nlo Gba Ara Mi = エジェ・ヌロ・グバ・アラ・ミ
A3 Mo Beru Agba = モ・ベル・アグバ
A4 Sunny Ti De Ariya = サニー・ティ・デ・アリヤ
B1 Ma Jaiye Oni = マ・ジェイエ・オニ
B2 365 Is My Number/The Message = 365・イズ・マイ・ナンバー / ザ・メッセージ
B3 Samba/E Falabe Lewe = サンバ / エ・ファラベ・レウェ