▁pione er ▁T unde ▁Night ing ale ▁and ▁borrow ed ▁sty list ic ▁elements ▁from ▁his ▁‘ So ▁wa ▁m be ’ ▁style ▁of ▁ju ju . ▁ ▁He ▁founded ▁the ▁King ▁Sun ny ▁A de ▁Foundation , ▁an ▁organization ▁that ▁includes ▁a ▁performing ▁arts ▁center , ▁a ▁state ▁of ▁the ▁art ▁recording ▁studio , ▁and ▁housing ▁for ▁young ▁mus icians . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁visit ing ▁lect urer ▁at ▁the ▁Ob af emi ▁Aw ol owo ▁University , ▁I le - I fe ▁and ▁recip ient ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁Federal ▁Republic . ▁ ▁Stage ▁performances ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁Ad é ▁emb ark ed ▁on ▁a ▁tour ▁of ▁America ▁and ▁Europe . ▁His ▁stage ▁act ▁was ▁character ised ▁by ▁de xter ous ▁dan cing ▁steps ▁and ▁master y ▁of ▁the ▁guitar . ▁ ▁After ▁more ▁than ▁a ▁de cade ▁of ▁res ounding ▁success ▁in ▁his ▁native ▁Niger ia , ▁Ad é ▁was ▁received ▁to ▁great ▁acc laim ▁in ▁Europe ▁and ▁North ▁America ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 . ▁The ▁global ▁release ▁of ▁Ju ju ▁Music ▁and ▁its ▁accomp any ing ▁tour ▁was ▁" al most ▁un anim ously ▁emb rac ed ▁by ▁critics ▁( if ▁not ▁consum ers ) ▁everywhere ". ▁Ad é ▁was ▁described ▁in ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁as ▁" one ▁of ▁the ▁world ' s ▁great ▁band ▁leaders ", ▁in ▁Record ▁as ▁" a ▁breath ▁of ▁fresh ▁air , ▁a ▁positive ▁v ibration ▁we