NTS aired an episode dedicated to the music of Sade on 20 August 2018. Sade has been played on NTS over 640 times, featured on 579 episodes and was first played on 22 June 2013.

Sade are an English band, formed in London in 1982 and named after their lead singer, Sade Adu. Three of their members were originally from Hull in the East Riding of Yorkshire. 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.

Sade was formed in 1982, when members of Latin soul…