▁output ▁has ▁continued ▁to ▁insp ire ▁a ▁vast ▁generation ▁of ▁other ▁Niger ian ▁mus icians , ▁who ▁believe ▁in ▁the ▁big ▁band ▁musical ▁set ▁up ▁which ▁Sun ny ▁Ad é ▁and ▁late ▁F ela ▁K uti ▁are ▁noted ▁for . ▁The ▁music ian ▁Lag b aja ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁many ▁mus icians ▁whom ▁Sun ny ▁Ad é ' s ▁music ▁has ▁inspired . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁his ▁contributions ▁to ▁world ▁music ▁was ▁recogn ised ; ▁as ▁he ▁was ▁given ▁an ▁award ▁for ▁his ▁out standing ▁contribution ▁to ▁world ▁music ▁at ▁the ▁International ▁Reg ga e ▁and ▁World ▁Music ▁Awards ▁held ▁at ▁the ▁Apol lo ▁Theater ▁in ▁Har lem , ▁New ▁York . ▁▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁com eb ack ▁At ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁another ▁round ▁of ▁tour ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁Canada , ▁Sun ny ▁Ad é , ▁now ▁known ▁as ▁The ▁Chair man ▁in ▁his ▁home ▁country , ▁was ▁appointed ▁a ▁visit ing ▁professor ▁of ▁music ▁at ▁the ▁Ob af emi ▁Aw ol owo ▁University ▁in ▁I le - I fe . ▁In ▁July ▁of ▁that ▁same ▁year , ▁King ▁Sun ny ▁Ad é ▁was ▁induct ed ▁into ▁the ▁Af rop op ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame , ▁at ▁the ▁Brook lyn ▁African ▁Festival ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁He ▁dedicated ▁the ▁award ▁to ▁Michael ▁Jackson . ▁ ▁Hollywood ▁career ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁Ad é ▁emb ark ed ▁on ▁a ▁career ▁in ▁Hollywood . ▁He ▁featured ▁in ▁few ▁N ol lywood ▁mov