King Sunny Ade Shina Abiodun Demola Adepoju Akanbi Moses Kemi Akanni Michael Babalola Niyi Falaye Tunde Temiola Jeyy Ihejejo John Akpan Femi Owomoyela Bob Ohiri Segun Ilori Alhaji Timmy Olaitan Ganiyu Alashe Jelili Lawal Jacob Ajakaye Jimoh Gbadamosi John Okeumeu Mofes Acambi Segun Shokumbi Adeyemi Adisa Jerry Ihejeto Jonah Williams Abiodun Fatoke Mathew Adekunle Olojede Rasaki Aladokun
Nigerian band (before Green Spot) led by King Sunny Ade renamed African Beats in 1972 after splitting with Bolarinwa Abioro (African Songs Limited) and partly to avoid legal problems with a company that sold cigarettes under the Green Spot brand.
ALBUMS
King Sunny Adé And His African Beats*
Synchro System & Aura
2010, CD, Comp, T-Bird, T-Bird
Sunny Ade & His African Beats*
Syncro System
2003, CD, Comp, African Songs UK
Sunny Ade & His African Beats*
Omo Wunmi
2003, CD, Comp, African Songs UK
King Sunny Ade & His African Beats
My Dream
1996, Cass, Album, Sigma Disc Ltd
King Sunny Ade And His African Beats*
Live Live Juju
1988
King Sunny Ade And His African Beats*
Explosion!
1984, LP, Album, Sunny Alade
King Sunny Ade And His African Beats*
Aura
1984, Vinyl, 
,
, Afrobeat
King Sunny Ade & His African Beats
Ase
1984
King Sunny Ade (G.M.A., G.O.H.) And His African Beats*
Togetherness (Ka Jo Se)
1984
King Sunny Adé And His African Beats*
Conscience "Eri Okan"
1983, LP, Album, Sunny Alade
King Sunny Ade & His African Beats
Bobby
1983, LP, Album, Sunny Alade
King Sunny Adé And His African Beats*
Synchro Series
1983, LP, Album, Sunny Alade
King Sunny Ade & His African Beats
Live In Montreux
1983, VHS, PAL, Island Visual Arts
King Sunny Adé & His African Beats*
Synchro System
1983
King Sunny Adé and His African Beats*
Synchro System
1983
King Sunny Ade & His African Beats
Ajoo
1983
King Sunny Adé (G.M.A.)*
Maa Jo
1982, LP, Album, Gat, Sunny Alade
King Sunny Ade & His African Beats
Ariya Special
1982, LP, Sunny Ade Organisation
King Sunny Ade & His African Beats
Ijinle Odu
1982, LP, Album, Sunny Alade
King Sunny Adé And His African Beats*
Juju Music
1982, Vinyl, 
,
, Afrobeat
King Sunny Adé & His African Beats*
Ja Funmi (Remix)
1982
King Sunny Ade & His African Beats
Ma Jaiye Oni / 365 Is My Number/The Message
1982
King Sunny Ade (G.M.A.) And His African Beats*
Check "E"
1981, LP, Album, Sunny Alade, Sunny Alade
King Sunny Ade & His African Beats
Juju Music Of The 80's
1981, LP, Album, Sunny Alade
King Sunny Ade And His African Beats*
The Message
1981, LP, Album, Sunny Alade
King Sunny Ade G.M.A. And His African Beats*
Searching For My Love
1980, LP, Album, Sunny Alade
King Sunny Ade & His African Beats
King Sunny Ade G.M.A.
1980, LP, Album, Sunny Alade
King Sunny Ade & His African Beats
Eje Nlogba
1980
King Sunny Ade And His African Beats*
The Royal Sound
1979, LP, Album, Sunny Alade
King Sunny Ade And His African Beats*
Private Line
1978, LP, Album, Sunny Alade
Sunny Ade And His African Beats*
Sound Vibration!
1978, LP, Album, Sunny Alade
Sunny Ade And His African Beats*
Chapter 3
1978, LP, Album, Sunny Alade
Sunny Ade & His African Beats*
Syncro Chapter 1
1977
Sunny Ade And His African Beats*
Sunny Ade And His African Beats In London
1977
Sunny Ade & His African Beats*
Vol.5 - Festac ’77 (Live Play At City Hall Lagos)
1977
Sunny Ade & His African Beats*
Vol. 4 Late General Ramat Muritala Mohammed
1976
Sunny Ade & His African Beats*
Vol. 3
1976
Sunny Ade And His African Beats*
'Before They Part' (Bob Aladeniyi & Sunny Ade's Guitar Work)
1975, 7", EP, African Songs Ltd
Sunny Ade & His African Beats*
Vol. 2
1975
Sunny Ade And His African Beats*, Idowu Animashaun And His Lisabi Brothers Band*
Nigeria's Sounds Of The Moments
1974, 2xLP, African Songs Ltd, Take Your Choice Records (TYC)
Sunny Ade & His African Beats*
The Master Guitarist Vol. 11 - Sunny Ti De
1974, ,
, African
Sunny Ade & His African Beats*
Sunny Ade Vol. 1
1974
Sunny Ade And His African Beats*
Vol.12 - Syncro System Movement
1974
Sunny Ade And His African Beats*
Vols. 9 & 10 - 10th Anniversary Special
1973, 2xLP, Album, African Songs Ltd, African Songs Ltd
Sunny Ade And His African Beats*
Vol. 8
1973, LP, Album, African Songs Ltd
Sunny Ade And His African Beats*
Vol. 7
1972, LP, Album, African Songs Ltd
Sunny Ade And His African Beats*
Vol. 6
1972, LP, Album, African Songs Ltd
King Sunny Ade And His African Beats*
The Golden Mercury Of Africa
LP, Album, Sunny Alade
King Sunny Ade & His African Beats
The Golden Age
Cass, Album, Sigma Disc Ltd
King Sunny Ade & His African Beats
Live At The Greek Theatre 8-18-84
1984, Cass, Unofficial, Not On Label
APPEARANCES +
Various
World Music: A Global Journey (Concise Edition)
2015, 2xCD, Album, Comp, Routledge, 
,
, Aboriginal/Bluegrass/Chinese Classical/Hawaiian
King Sunny Ade
Odù
1998, CD, 
,
, African
Various
Jùjú: A Social History And Ethnography Of An African Popular Music
1990, Cass, Comp, University Of Chicago Press
Lanrewaju Adepoju And His National Akewi Theatre*
Ilé Oba T'ó Jona
1977, LP, Album, Lanre Adepoju Records
King Sunny Ade
The Great Ife Show
VCD, Nira Sounds Laboratory Ltd.
Various
Possetively 4th Street
Cass, Comp, Dol, 4th & Broadway
Various
Africa Funk Roots Chapter One
2021, 2xLP, Comp, Ltd, Cosmic Disco Machine Records
Various
Nigeria 70
2019, 3xLP, Comp, RE + 2xLP, Comp, RE + 2xLP, Comp, RE +, Strut
Alexander Nut
RA.625
2018, File, MP3, Mixed, 320, Resident Advisor
Beatrice Dillon
MBE001
2015, Cass, Ltd, Mixtape, Num, P/Mixed, C90, MBE series
Universal Indiann
Electronic Ghetto Twist Mix
2003, CDr, Mixed, Essentials
Various
Africa - The Essential Album
2003, 2xCD, Comp, Essentials (2), ,
, African/Mbalax/Raï/Cape Jazz/Griot/Afro-Cuban/Rumba/Arabic Pop/Desert Blues
Joe Claussell
Music... A Reason To Celebrate
2002, 12", Promo, Spiritual Life Music, 
,
, Disco
Joe Claussell
Music... A Reason To Celebrate
2002, 6x12", Comp, Promo + Box, Spiritual Life Music, ,
, Soul-Jazz/Bossanova/House/Disco/Latin/Funk
Joe Claussell
Music... A Reason To Celebrate
2002, 2x CD, ,
, Latin/Downtempo/Disco
Various
The Rough Guide To The Music Of Nigeria & Ghana
2002, ,
, African/Afrobeat/Highlife/Rumba/Zouk
Various
Nigeria 70 (The Definitive Story of 1970's Funky Lagos)
2001
Various
Song Of Life
1999, 2xCD, Comp, Jazz FM Records, ,
, African
Various
Travel Channel Presents: Songs From Around The World
1998, CD, Comp, Rhino Records (2)
Various
Ocean Of Sound Volume 4 - Guitars On Mars
1997, 2xCD, Comp, Virgin, Virgin, ,
, Abstract/Experimental/Ambient
Various
The Legend Lives On - Summer Jam History
1996, 2xCD, Comp, Polymedia, 
,
, Reggae/Dub/Reggae-Pop/Roots Reggae/Dub Poetry/African
Various
Africa Nera
1996, CD, Comp, La Repubblica
Various
Hemisphere: The World's Greatest Local Music Sampler
1994, CD, Comp, Promo, Hemisphere,
Various
Go-Man-Go
1992, CD,
Various
African Worldbeat
1991, ,
, Raï/Soukous/Zouk/African
Various
Possetively 4th Street
1990
Various
Island In The Sonet (1961-1989 An Interview With Chris Blackwell)
1989, CD, Comp, Promo, Island Records, Sonet,
Interview/Pop Rock/Roots Reggae
Various
Island Life (25 Years Of Island Records)
1988, 7x Vinyl, Box Set, ,
, Pop Rock/Prog Rock/Folk Rock/Psychedelic Rock/Reggae/Alternative Rock/Synth-pop
Various / Tim Rice
National Discography
1986, 7", Promo, National Discography, ,
, Synth-pop
Various
The Africans - Original Soundtrack Album From The Television Series
1986, Cass, Comp, Mango Records
Various
The Africans - Original Soundtrack Album From The Television Series
1986
Various
All Africa Radio
1985, Cass, Comp, New Musical Express
Various
Atlantic's Release #7 - 1984
1984, Cass, Comp, Promo, Smplr, Atlantic
Various
Splashin' The Palace '84
1984, ,
, Ska
Various
Mighty Reel
1982, Cass, Comp, New Musical Express, ,
, Reggae-Pop/Dub/Disco/New Wave/Electro/Synth-pop/Funk/Cool Jazz
Various
The Island Records African Series
1982, 2x12", Comp, Island Records
Various
Sound Proposition
1982, Cass, Comp, M/Print, Island Records
Various
Hit Parade Africain - Vol.2
1972, LP, Comp, Pathé
Various
Arena Disco Electronic Afro Cosmic Music
2020, 2xLP, Comp, Unofficial, Use Vinyl Records, 
,
, Disco/Funk/Soul
