▁( trad itional ▁African ▁belief ) ▁called ▁the ▁Og ede ▁( cast ing ▁of ▁sp ells ). ▁Hence , ▁Ad é ' s ▁music ▁constit utes ▁a ▁record ▁of ▁the ▁or al ▁tradition ▁of ▁his ▁people ▁for ▁poster ity . ▁ ▁Sun ny ▁Ad é ▁introduced ▁the ▁ped al ▁steel ▁guitar ▁to ▁Niger ian ▁pop ▁music . ▁He ▁introduced ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁synth es izers , ▁cla vin et , ▁v ib raph one , ▁ten or ▁guitar ▁into ▁the ▁j ù j ú ▁music ▁re per toire ▁such ▁as ▁dub ▁and ▁w ah - w ah ▁guitar ▁l icks . ▁Ad é ▁said ▁he ▁used ▁these ▁instruments ▁not ▁as ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁innov ate , ▁but ▁as ▁a ▁substitute ▁for ▁traditional ▁j ù j ú ▁instruments ▁which ▁were ▁too ▁difficult ▁to ▁find ▁and / or ▁imp ract ical ▁for ▁tour ing . ▁The ▁ped al ▁steel ▁guitar , ▁for ▁instance , ▁was ▁added ▁to ▁his ▁re per toire ▁as ▁a ▁sound - ali ke ▁for ▁an ▁African ▁viol in . ▁ ▁Sun ny ▁Ad é ▁with ▁his ▁band ▁invent ed ▁his ▁unique ▁sound ▁and ▁instrument al ▁which ▁he ▁mostly ▁use ▁as ▁an ▁entrance ▁song ▁during ▁live ▁performances . ▁The ▁sound ▁was ▁made ▁with ▁a ▁ph al an x ▁of ▁electric ▁gu it ars ▁that ▁functions ▁like ▁a ▁per cussion ▁section , ▁and ▁talking ▁drums ▁that ▁sound ▁like ▁a ▁g oss ip y ▁Greek ▁ch orus . ▁ ▁Island ▁records ▁After ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁Bob ▁Mar ley , ▁Island ▁Records ▁began ▁looking ▁for