Nigeria         King Sunny Abe   Artist Name: King Sunny Ade Genre: Highlife, Juju Country: Nigeria Born Sunday Adéniyi, the son of a Methodist minister, King Sunny Adé left the religious path to pursue a musical career early on. KSA, as Nigerians know him, was just 17 when he eluded the expectations of his courtly family to pursue music playing in Lagos highlife bands. In 1964 he latched on to the juju craze, joining his first band,The Green Spots, in 1967. Adé, with his percussive "synchro system," and Ebenezer, with his melodious "miliki" system, drove juju music to unprecedented heights as he competed to update the sound.