NTS aired an episode dedicated to the music of Sade on 20 August 2018. Sade has been played on NTS over 690 times, featured on 623 episodes and was first played on 22 June 2013.

Sade (pronounced shah-day) is an English band formed in London in 1982, named after their lead singer, Sade Adu. Their music features elements of soul, quiet storm, smooth jazz and sophisti-pop. All of their albums, including compilations and a live album, have charted in the US Top Ten.

Three of their members were originally from Hull in the East Riding of Yorkshire. Sade was formed in 1982, when members of Latin…