▁will ▁feel ▁for ▁some ▁time ▁to ▁come " ▁and ▁in ▁Tr ou ser ▁Press ▁as ▁" one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁capt iv ating ▁and ▁important ▁musical ▁artists ▁anywhere ▁in ▁the ▁world ". ▁ ▁His ▁next ▁album , ▁S ync ro ▁System ▁( 1 9 8 3 ), ▁was ▁equally ▁successful , ▁earned ▁him ▁his ▁first ▁Gram my ▁Award ▁nom ination ▁in ▁the ▁eth nic / trad itional ▁folk ▁recording ▁category , ▁hence ▁making ▁him ▁the ▁first ▁Niger ian ▁Gram my ▁award ▁nom ine e ▁ever ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 6 ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁King ▁Sun ny ▁A de ▁announced ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁be ▁returning ▁to ▁stage ▁in ▁London ▁alongside ▁his ▁rival ▁act ▁Eb ene zer ▁O bey ▁for ▁a ▁musical ▁com eb ack ▁them ed ▁A ▁Night ▁ 2 ▁Remember ▁with ▁the ▁Leg ends ▁ ▁A ▁fusion ▁of ▁sounds ▁A ▁Y or uba ▁g ri ot , ▁Sun ny ▁Ad é ' s ▁music ▁is ▁character ised ▁by , ▁among ▁other ▁instruments , ▁the ▁talking ▁drum ▁– ▁an ▁instrument ▁ind igen ous ▁to ▁his ▁Y or uba ▁roots , ▁the ▁guitar ▁and ▁his ▁peculiar ▁application ▁to ▁j ù j ú ▁music , ▁that ▁would ▁easily ▁put ▁him ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁class ▁as ▁guitar ▁mus icians ▁like ▁Sant ana . ▁His ▁music ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁age - old ▁tradition ▁of ▁singing ▁po etic ▁lyr ics ▁(" ew i " ▁in ▁Y or uba ) ▁and ▁ ▁pra ise ▁singing ▁of ▁dign itar ies ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁components ▁of ▁Ju ju