A Royal Celebration in the ‘70s: King Sunny Adé Serenades Oba Adeyinka Oyekan II Here is a rare glimpse of Lagos in the 1970s, when music and monarchy shared the same stage. King Sunny Adé, the juju maestro whose sound ruled Nigerian airwaves in that decade, performs for His Royal Majesty Oba Adeyinka Oyekan II at the palace. Oba Oyekan II ascended the throne of Lagos in 1965 and reigned until 2003, nearly four decades. In that time he led the city through civil war, the oil boom, the move of the capital to Abuja and the growth of Lagos into a megacity. His palace, Iga Idunganran, was the centre of Lagos royal and cultural life. Sunny Adé, who was born in 1946, helped modernise juju music by adding steel guitars, talking drums and layered rhythms to the style. He went from Lagos parties and palace celebrations to a global audience, and his later international success was built on this era. In Yorùbá culture, music has always been part of royal life. Drummers, praise singers and musicians honour kings and mark special occasions, and this scene is a good example of that tradition. Moments like this show how closely music, culture and tradition were tied together in old Lagos. 🇳🇬 #HistoricalLagos #Lagos #LagosHistory #OyekanII #ObaOfLagos IgaIdunganran KingSunnyAde SunnyAde Juju JujuMusic NigerianMusic NigerianHistory YorubaCulture Nostalgia 1970s OldLagos LagosIsland NaijaHistory - @historicallagos