Musician, singer. Born Helen Folasade Adu on January 16, 1959 in
Ibadan, Nigeria. Raised in London by her English mother, Sade developed
several interests as a teen, including singing, fashion design and
modeling. She sang with a few local bands before signing with Epic
Records and recording her first album, Diamond Life, in 1984. A
huge hit in her native England, the album also had mass appeal across
the pond thanks to such singles as “Smooth Operator.” In 1986, she won a
Grammy Award for Best New Artist.
Sade’s subsequent multi-platinum albums, Promise, Stronger Than Pride andLove Deluxe, established her as a top-selling soul and pop artist. She took a new route with her 2000 album, Lovers Rock, which was released eight years after Love Deluxe
and incorporated a more mainstream sound. The record, and particularly
the chart-topping single, “By Your Side,” helped her win over new
audiences. Two years later, the album and ensuing tour inspired her
first live recording, Lovers Live. Sade returned to the studio and released her sixth album In February 2010, Soldier of Love.
Seal
Sealhenry Olusegun Olumide Adeola Samuel was born in London, England, on February 19, 1963, of Nigerian heritage.
Seal went on to score a major U.K. hit, “Killer,” before releasing
his 1991 debut album. He’s become an internationally renowned
singer/songwriter with albums like Human Beingand hits like
“Crazy,” “Prayer for the Dying” and “Kiss From a Rose,” which won
multiple Grammy Awards. He was married to supermodel and TV host Heidi
Klum for several years.
Chamillionaire
Also known as Hakeem Seriki, is an American rapper and entrepreneur
from Houston, Texas. He is the CEO of Chamillitary Entertainment.
Chamillionaire was also the founder and an original member of The Color
Changin’ Click until the group split in 2005.
He began his career independently with local releases in 2002,
including collaboration album Get Ya Mind Correct with fellow Houston
rapper and childhood friend Paul Wall. He signed to Universal Records in
2005 and released The Sound of Revenge under Universal. It included hit
singles “Turn It Up” featuring Lil’ Flip and the number-one,
Grammy-winning hit “Ridin'” featuring Krayzie Bone of Bone
Thugs-n-Harmony.
Sikiru Adepoju – 1991 (Planet Drum) and 2009 (Global Drum Project)
Sikiru Adepoju (pronounced Seek-ee-roo Ah-deh-po-joo) is a master of
the talking drum and many other Yoruba percussion instruments. Born in
Eruwa, Nigeria, Sikiru hails from the traditional lineage of Yoruba
talking drummers culturally referred to as Ayan which
means “one who has descended from drummers lineage,” and began playing
under the tutelage of his father Chief Ayanleke Adepoju at the age of
six. Along with his brothers Saminu and Lasisi, Sikiru accompanied the
family’s talking drum ensemble for several years.
After moving to the San Fransico Bay Area in 1985, Sikiru joined the
influential and pioneering Nigerian percussionist Babatunde Olantunji
and his Drums of Passion. This marked a lengthy period of high
productivity from Sikiru which saw him recording and performing
throughout the world until a year before Olantunji’s death in 2003.
During this period he was introduced to Grateful Dead drummer, Mickey
Hart, who has called Sikiru “The Mozart of the talking drum,” and
employed him on many of his personal projects including the Grammy award
winning albums Planet Drum (1991) and Global Drum Project (2008). He is currently performing with the Mickey Hart Band in support of their album Mysterium Tremendum which features Sikiru’s vocals on the track “Who Stole The Show.”
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