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Exploring the unparalleled influence of King Sunny Ade, Nigeria's first international superstar, on the global Afrobeats landscape and his lasting legacy in the music industry.

Rema has been a rising star since his debut in 2019. But his sophomore album, "Rave & Roses," has propelled him to an entirely new level of stardom and accomplishment.

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Each Sunday, Pitchfork takes an in-depth look at a significant album from the past, and any record not in our archives is eligible. Today, we revisit Nigerian superstar King Sunny Adé’s 1982 international breakthrough, an album whose complex fusion of musical traditions produced a singularly captivating groove.

What is ‘The Trifecta’? Also known as ‘The Perfect Three,’ it is three consecutive top quality, universally acclaimed and commercially successful albums by an artist. For certain artists, hits will add to their notoriety, but hits are not exactly a criterion to judge ‘The Trifecta.’ Most successful Nigerian artists like 2Baba, Shina Peters, Majek Fashek, Naeto C and almost everybody else did two groundbreaking albums back-to-back. Also sadly, the great Oliver De Coq doesn’t qua...