▁artists ▁like ▁Sen eg al ese ▁Y ouss ou ▁N ' D our , ▁M ali ' s ▁Sal if ▁Ke ita ▁and ▁many ▁others . ▁ ▁Later ▁career ▁▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁com eb ack ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁Sun ny ▁Ad é ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁international ▁spot light ▁when ▁R yk od isc ▁released ▁a ▁recording ▁of ▁a ▁live ▁concert ▁he ▁did ▁in ▁Seattle . ▁ ▁He ▁soon ▁employed ▁an ▁American ▁manager , ▁Andrew ▁Frank el , ▁who ▁negoti ated ▁another ▁three ▁album ▁record ▁deal ▁with ▁the ▁M esa ▁record ▁label ▁( a ▁division ▁of ▁Parad ise ▁Group ) ▁in ▁America . ▁One ▁of ▁these ▁albums ▁was ▁ 1 9 8 8 ' s ▁O du , ▁a ▁collection ▁of ▁traditional ▁Y or uba ▁songs , ▁for ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁nominated ▁for ▁the ▁second ▁Gram my ▁Award ▁and ▁thus ▁making ▁him ▁the ▁first ▁African ▁to ▁be ▁nominated ▁twice ▁for ▁a ▁Gram my . ▁A part ▁from ▁being ▁an ▁international ▁music ian ▁Sun ny ▁Ad é ▁is ▁also ▁prominent ▁in ▁his ▁native ▁Niger ia , ▁running ▁multiple ▁companies ▁in ▁several ▁indust ries , ▁creating ▁a ▁non - pro fit ▁organisation ▁called ▁the ▁King ▁Sun ny ▁Ad é ▁Foundation , ▁and ▁working ▁with ▁the ▁Musical ▁Copy right ▁Society ▁of ▁Niger ia . ▁ ▁In ▁recent ▁times , ▁hip ▁hop ▁music ▁appears ▁to ▁be ▁holding ▁s way ▁with ▁the ▁electronic ▁media ▁in ▁Niger ia ▁with ▁massive ▁air plays . ▁Non eth eless , ▁Sun ny ▁Ad é ' s ▁musical