King Sunny Ade & His African Beats to Perform at Fox Theatre, 7/15

Z2 Entertainment will present King Sunny Ade & His African Beats with Special Guests at the Fox Theatre on Wednesday, July 15th, 2015. Tickets are on sale March 20th for $25 general admission.

Since the evolution of juju music in Nigeria in the thirties no exponent has made a more lasting impact in the genre than King Sunny Ade. As a singer, composer and guitarist, he has succeeded over the years in taking this Nigerian social music type to international heights. Ade came on the scene in 1966 following his induction as a samba player in a small group led by showman and comedian Baba Sala, known in real life as Moses Olaiya. And with his own ten-piece band, the Green Spots, Ade made his first record in 1967, playing the guitar solos himself. He however, blazed into prominence a year after with a hit single in praise of Stationery Stores football club which carved him a gold disc as a result of its massive sales. Since then Ade has been in the limelight.

When Ade signed on with Island Records in 1982 as a result of attracting international attention, he was perhaps the biggest natural phenomenon on the Nigerian music scene where massive record sales kept him at the top of the charts. With the release of the album "Juju Music", Ade was launched personally onto the Western pop scene, and his presence generated the kind of buzz associated with a big star. He was presented as a Yoruba prince and referred to as king. His musicians called him chairman. Elegant, youthful-looking and courteous, Sunny Ade had the charisma to match his new status. He even had the air of regal candor to go with his title, "the king of juju music."

For more information, visit King Sunny Ade's page at: https://www.facebook.com/pages/King-Sunny-Ade/115703645107170

For more information, please contact Greta Cornett at marketing@z2ent.com. Tickets are on sale at Fox Theatre Box Office. Call (720)-645-2467 for tickets by phone. Tickets are also available through our website @ www.foxtheatre.com.