Sade

Singer Sade Adu, who fronts smooth outfit Sade, doesn’t surface too often, so when she released her hit album “Soldier of Love” last year, it was a big event for fans. Sade’s arena tour hits Scottrade Center next week with a catalog that includes “Smooth Operator,” “Your Love is King,” “Kiss of Love,” “The Sweetest Taboo” and “Paradise.” Adu told the New York Times as she was prepping her return to the scene. “I ventured in with a little trepidation. I wasn’t eager to get back out there and be recognized… Show more again ... Some people love all of the trimmings and everything that comes with that. But I happen to not be one of those people.” She’s never been much for playing the game, so each return should be treated as potentially the last. By Kevin C. Johnson

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