i ▁Moh ammed . ▁ ▁Background ▁Ad é ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Os og bo ▁to ▁a ▁Niger ian ▁royal ▁family ▁from ▁O nd o ▁and ▁Ak ure , ▁thus ▁making ▁him ▁an ▁Om oba ▁of ▁the ▁Y or uba ▁people . ▁His ▁father ▁was ▁a ▁church ▁organ ist , ▁while ▁his ▁mother ▁was ▁a ▁tr ader . ▁As ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Ad es ida ▁dynast y , ▁his ▁mother ' s ▁relatives ▁would ▁later ▁include ▁A de bi yi ▁A deg bo ye ▁Ad es ida ▁A fun bi owo ▁II , ▁a ▁future ▁king ▁of ▁Ak ure . ▁ ▁Ad é ▁left ▁grammar ▁school ▁in ▁O nd o ▁City ▁under ▁the ▁pre ten se ▁of ▁going ▁to ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Lag os . ▁It ▁was ▁thus ▁in ▁Lag os ▁that ▁his ▁mer cur ial ▁musical ▁career ▁began . ▁ ▁Sun ny ▁Ad é ' s ▁musical ▁sound ▁has ▁evol ved ▁from ▁the ▁early ▁days . ▁His ▁career ▁began ▁with ▁Mos es ▁O la i ya ' s ▁Federal ▁Rh ythm ▁D and ies , ▁a ▁high life ▁band . ▁He ▁left ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁new ▁band , ▁The ▁Green ▁Sp ots , ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 . ▁Over ▁the ▁years , ▁for ▁various ▁reasons ▁r anging ▁from ▁changes ▁in ▁his ▁music ▁to ▁business ▁concerns , ▁Sun ny ▁Ad é ' s ▁band ▁changed ▁its ▁name ▁several ▁times , ▁first ▁to ▁African ▁Be ats ▁and ▁then ▁to ▁Golden ▁Mercur y . ▁ ▁King ▁Sun ny ▁was ▁influenced ▁by ▁Ju ju