[2] Peter King was born in 1939 in Enugu in the Southeastern region of Nigeria and grew up in Lokoja, Lagos, and Port Harcourt.
[3] While in London, King joined with drummer Bayo Martins and trumpeter Mike Falana to form the African Messengers group.
[4] Other musicians in the line up were Humphrey Okoh, Paul Edoh, David Williams, James Mene and Arthur Simon.
[5] The group performed at festivals and clubs, and served as backup band for acts like the Four Tops, The Temptations and Diana Ross.
[1] He had a unique tone, flawless articulation and a fresh turn of mind in improvisations, and was the leading tenor saxophone voice to have come from the Nigerian highlife and afrobeat traditions.
Opening with a simple flute melody, tambourines enter followed by complex duets between horns and looping guitar riffs.
[10] In January 2007 the French Ambassador in Nigeria inaugurated the new facilities of the Peter King school of music at Badagry, Lagos State.