Music News | 13 January 2006 15:59 CET

After 2 albums in the kitty...getting to know Mr. Sunny Melody

Sunny Melody is a great Nigerian Ambassador of Music who is based in the United Kingdom. He combines makossa with the contemporary "Corporate Highlife Music". He has been able to curve a niche for himself by playing Distinctively different music for matured minds.

Sunny Melody organization is presently base in the United kingdom and performs all over the world, prominently, Lagos (Nigeria), United state, Holland, Belgium, Germany, France and Republic of Ireland. Sunny Melody has performed in major concerts and he is one of the best in terms of stagecraft..Born to a Christian family (Ogunyemi) of African Church background in Ita oshin, Abeokuta, Ogun state, Sunday Adeola Ogunyemi started his musical carrier way back from the church as from his childhood and rose to became the youngest choir master ever produced in the church.

A staunch member of the cultural group of his secondary school, St Peters college, olomore, Abeokuta, Sunny's love for music became stronger when he gained admission into Ogun state University in 1994,he joined the kegites club and was the head of "songitto(s)" for two years, He simultaneously joined the school band (Ogun state University melody band) known as "Osu Melody" and became the Lead vocalist for the band in 1996 and there emerged the first ever produced album for the great university titled "the great achievement" recorded and launched in 1998 under professor O.Y Oyeneye, the Vice chancellor...

A graduate of business administration, Sunny formed his own band known as SUNNY MELODY during his youth service in 1999 and since then he has never relented on his effort towards making his brand of music (corporate highlife) the best amongst the rest.

Fondly refer to as "MR MELODY" by his fans ,Sunny Melody organization is presently based in the United kingdom and performs all over the world, prominently, Lagos(Nigeria), United State, Holland, Belgium, Germany, France and Republic of ireland.Sunny Melody has performed in major concerts and he is one of the best in terms of stagecfraft. He combines makossa with the contemporary "corporate highlife music" and therefore becoming a great Nigerian ambassador of music.

Mr Melody's first album tittled OYATO was released in the uk(with the vcd)on the 2oth of dec,2003 and i was a blockbuster,The newly released "on the dance floor",launched few weeks ago is an "instance dance floor filler of all time,also the up tempo beats laced with high tention "gbedus"is a noticeable factor in the rhythm flow of this mesmerising music attraction which will definitely be an award winning nominee in its afro juju genre any day".

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