King Sunny Ade Set For His 70th Birthday TMC’s Grand Concert

King Sunny Ade With Hamza Idris-Kutigi, Chief Financial Officer, Temple Management Company

Juju maestro, King Sunny Ade has contracted leading talent agency and event firm, Temple Management Company (TMC) to curate a world class high-octane concert as the climax of his 70th birthday celebrations.

The show-stopping event is also set to mark the 50-year coronation of the “King” of Nigerian music.

With the brief, the creative firm is saddled with the task to put together what is believed to be “a seminal moment” on the Nigerian event and showbiz circuit.

The iconic, King Sunny Ade turned 70 on 22 September, 2016 and has been feted by different associations and organisations in a long line of ceremonies. The celebrations will climax with a ground-breaking concert production.

Temple Management Company has continued to gain the attention of key stakeholders in the creative industry in Nigeria and on the continental stage since it set up shop in March 2016. Led by its founder, Idris Olorunnimbe, the company has made its imprints felt in four key areas of operation including entertainment, arts, media and sports.

While giving the highest assurance on a flawless project delivery, Olorunnimbe stated that it was an honour to be considered by the legendary music genius to host such a historic concert.

He explained: “We do not take with levity the trust reposed in us at Temple Management Company by one of Nigeria’s biggest music colossus, King Sunny Ade. We take this assignment as a big endorsement on our competencies as an organization.”

Olorunnimbe added: “Our young and vibrant team of professionals have already started work on this project. We are working with both local and international partners to deliver something that fans of the legendary KSA will be very proud of.”

King Sunny Ade with Temple Management Company Team (L-R) Mark Redguard, Head Of Entertainment, Hamza Idris-Kutigi, Chief Financial Officer, Kola Fashola, Manager Operations, Salamatu Okorejior, Senior Creative Analyst, Deji Olomojobi, General Counsel and Mr Clement Ige

Mark Redguard, Head of Entertainment at TMC, also promised a show to remember. “KSA at 70 will have the very best of local and international entertainers. He is a national treasure and he deserves an event that reflects his iconic status.”

Expressing satisfaction in TMC, the Juju music maestro scored the event company high and expressed confidence in their competence to deliver a world-class show.

“I have been around the industry long enough to realize that the guys at Temple Management Company are very sharp and know what they are doing with their level of professionalism. I am very pleased to work with to put together a befitting 70th birthday concert for me,” he revealed.

 “With this arrangement in place, I can concentrate on what I know how to do best. You can call this concert one of the biggest of my music career and I am looking forward to giving my fans the best performance of my life,” the septuagenarian added.

In addition to being credited to the success of the maiden edition of Mavin Access Concert, TMC, a talent firm manages a mélange of Nigeria’s biggest talents drawn from different spectrum including Nigeria’s top record label Mavin Records, renowned disc jockey DJ Jimmy Jatt, award-winning visual artist and writer Victor Ehikhamenor, R’n’B performer, Iyanya, artist/jeweller Mode Aderinokun, award-winning Nigerian broadcast media, Funmi Iyanda and 11-year old tennis prodigy, Marylove Edwards.