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King Sunny Ade and His African Beats

Wed. July 29th 2015 McPherson Playhouse $48.50

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Cancelled - King Sunny Ade and His African Beats

Hailed by Rolling Stone Magazine as "the next Bob Marley," King Sunny Ade and Hi...
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Wed. July 29th 2015 + Add to Calendar McPherson Playhouse (All Ages)
7:30pm - 9:00pm  Doors at: 6:30pm $48.50 plus applicable charges

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Paul Mercs Concerts
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Vancouver BC

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Physical tickets at: RMTS.BC.CA, In person at McPherson Box Office and usual outlets, By phone @ 250-386-6121 or 10888-917-6121

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Hailed by Rolling Stone Magazine as "the next Bob Marley," King Sunny Ade and His African Beats returns to North America for the first time in 7 years with 20 musicians, singers, percussionists and dancers.

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. With his own ten piece band, the Green Spots, Ade made his first record in 1967, playing the guitar solos himself. He then blazed into prominence a year later with a hit single which carved him a gold disc as a result of massive sales. Since then Ade has been in the limelight.

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McPherson Playhouse
3 Centennial Sq
Theatre
Capacity772
Fully Accessible see details
since 1914

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King Sunny Ade and His African Beats @ McPherson Playhouse Jul 29 2015 - Oct 31st @ McPherson Playhouse

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