King Sunny Adé and His African Beats

King Sunny Adé and His African Beats is a Nigerian band led by singer and guitarist King Sunny Adé, associated with modern juju music that blends traditional Yoruba rhythms and percussion with layered electric guitars, pedal steel guitar, synthesizers, and call-and-response vocals. Their sound emphasizes interlocking guitar patterns, intricate polyrhythms and prominent percussion such as talking drums, often unfolding in extended groove-based arrangements. Adé is widely recognized as a central figure in the development and wider visibility of juju music.