King Sunny Brown Launches Foundation, Celebrates 75th Birthday

All is now set for the launching of King Sunny Brown’s (KSB) centre for young musicians Foundation and the celebration of his 75th birthday slated for tomorrow, October 27th 2012 at the Royal Hall, Hotel presidential Port Harcourt, organized by a group of well wishers, Fans and associates under the auspices of King Sunny Brown at 75 committee. The ceremony which is under the distinguished chairmanship of Chief Jasper Jumbo boasts of other dignitaries expected to grace the occasion. They include: The Governor of Rivers State, His Excellency Rt. Hon Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, The Amayanabo of Grand Bonny, HRM Edward Asimini Dappa Pepple, the Amayanabo of Opobo, HRM King Dandison Jaja and High Chief O.B. Lulu Briggs. while Mike Ogolo and Klint Da Drunk are amongst numerous artists lined up to make the day.

Speaking in an interview with The Tide Entertainment, yesterday, King Sunny Brown, a foremost Highlife Icon in Nigeria, said that he was grateful to God for his grace as it was not easy to live up to 75 years still hail and hearty.

He noted that most of his colleagues in the music industry had passed on, but God preserved his life, hence the need to  leave a legacy behind for  the up coming musicians in the country. He said it was this desire that prompted him to set up a musical foundation called the King Sunny Brown centre for young musicians foundation in the state.

The Finima, Bonny born Ace Trumpeter said the foundation would give young musicians in the country the opportunity to become sound musicians by training them on how to handle the various musical instruments, develop their vocal qualities and meaningful lerics in order to earn a good living especially today that music had become a very lucrative venture.

King Sunny Brown who holds the Traditional title of Amaobi Senibo (Senior citizen) of Bonny Kingdom appealed to the Rivers State government, the organized private sector and non governmental organizations (NGOs) to partner with the foundation in order to achieve its lofty goal of not only sanitizing the music industry, but to help solve the problems of illegal Bunkering, pipeline vandalisation and cultism amongst other social vices.