Legendary Nigerian artiste,King Sunny Ade shuts down Lagos city on the 11th December,2016 to celebrate his 70th birthday,the event which was tagged 'Sunny on Sunday' had notable artistes and dignitaries in attendance.The celebration started 4 months ago on the actual birthday of the star,august 21st at Houston Texas.
King Sunny Adegbeye was born on the 21st August 19,1946 into a royal family at Osun State,he left home on a pretence of going to the university,rather, he pursued his passion in music,King Sunny Ade honoured his African roots by sticking to Afro juju music,no wonder his first Grammy awards was in the year 1982.
He is celebrated world-wide with some of his clothing items being preserved in the Arizona museum,his iconic guitar was also auctioned at a whooping sum of 52.1 million naira.Below are some stars that graced the occasion.
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| King Sunny Ade (KSA) |
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| King Sunny Ade on the red carpet at his birthday celebration |
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| Awilo Logomba |
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| Iyanya |
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| Omawumi |
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| Dare Art Alade performing with his band |
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| King Sunny Ade with Ogun State governor: Ibikunle Amosun |
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| Aliko Dangote with Femi Otedola |
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| A Cultural Troupe performing at the event |
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| Funke Akindele |
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| Waje and Omawumi |
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| Tiwa Savage and her son in matching outfit |
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| Sunny Ade's outfit and guitar preserved at the | Arizona Museum |
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