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KSA to donate vintage guitar, album cover
‘King of World Beats’ Sunday Adeniyi Adeyeye fondly referred to as King Sunny Ade will donate rare items from his collections including a vintage Fender Guitar, shoes and album cover as he officially becomes the first Nigerian to join the Hard Rock Cafe Lagos Music Memorabilia Collection.
The first-of-its-kind donation was brokered by leading talent agency and event management company, Temple Management Company who are also putting together the highly-publicised grand concert for King Sunny Ade tagged ‘Sunny On Sunday’ scheduled for December 11th at Federal Palace Hotel, Lagos.
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To commemorate the induction, which will hold at Hard Rock Cafe, Oniru, on Wednesday, November 30th, Chivas will present King Sunny Ade with a Chivas Regal 25 Year Original Blended Whisky; and create a signature drink for KSA, which will debut, and be served as cocktails at the induction.
Commenting on the development, Temple Management Company’s Head of Entertainment, Mark Redguard said, “With the induction, King Sunny Ade will now rank among other Hard Rock world greats whose music paraphernalia dots the walls of the franchise business across the world.”
Other greats who are on the Hard Rock showcase include, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix, Michael Jackson, Elvis Presley, Brian Wilson and Elton John among others.
By Ahmed Boulor…
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