▁another ▁third ▁world ▁artist ▁to ▁put ▁on ▁its ▁contract , ▁while ▁F ela ▁K uti ▁had ▁just ▁been ▁signed ▁by ▁Ar ista ▁Records . ▁Produ cer ▁Martin ▁Me iss onn ier ▁introduced ▁King ▁Sun ny ▁Ad é ▁to ▁Chris ▁Black well , ▁leading ▁to ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁Ju ju ▁Music ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 . ▁Robert ▁Pal mer ▁claims ▁to ▁have ▁brought ▁King ▁Sun ny ▁Ad é ▁to ▁Island ' s ▁attention , ▁his ▁familiar ity ▁being ▁from ▁his ▁life ▁on ▁Mal ta ▁in ▁the ▁ 6 0 s ▁listening ▁to ▁African ▁Radio ▁and ▁Ar med ▁Forces ▁Radio . ▁Ad é ▁gained ▁a ▁wide ▁following ▁with ▁this ▁album ▁and ▁was ▁soon ▁bil led ▁as ▁" the ▁African ▁Bob ▁Mar ley ". ▁ ▁Sun ny ▁Ad é ▁has ▁said ▁that ▁his ▁ref us al ▁to ▁allow ▁Island ▁to ▁med d le ▁with ▁his ▁compos itions ▁and ▁over - Europe an ise ▁and ▁American ise ▁his ▁music ▁were ▁the ▁reasons ▁why ▁Island ▁then ▁decided ▁to ▁look ▁elsewhere . ▁ ▁Coll abor ations ▁Sun ny ▁has ▁collabor ated ▁with ▁major ▁artists ▁such ▁as ▁Man u ▁D ib ango ▁( W ak af ri ka ) ▁and ▁Ste vie ▁Wonder ▁( who ▁played ▁harm onica ▁on ▁A ura ), ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁younger ▁Niger ian ▁artists ▁such ▁as ▁Was iu ▁Al abi ▁Pas uma ▁and ▁B ola ▁Ab im bol a . ▁ ▁Sun ny ▁Ad é ' s ▁brief ▁record ings ▁with ▁Island ▁Records ▁opened ▁the ▁flo od g ates ▁for ▁other ▁world ▁music