This is the second of the new albums to enter into the collection thanks to a recent trade, this Synchro System record by Sunny Ade and his African Beats.
How's that for some World-driven awesome-sauce!
Synchro System is a 1983 album by Nigerian jùjú band King Sunny Adé and His African Beats. It was the second of King Sunny Adé's three releases for Island Records, following on the heels of 1982's crossover success Juju Music.
It garnered Adé a Grammy Award nomination, a first for a Nigerian artist.
The sound is the general form of the new juju held up by Sunny Ade. There are no big surprises here, but it's a good album nonetheless. The music is performed well, and written pretty well to boot. Add to that a veritable army of musicians, and the result is a nice run of Nigerian pop with a special dose of keyboard work. As a special treat, there's a half-hidden track between four and five showcasing some work on the talking drums (dundun).
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