Producer Martin Meissonnier introduced King Sunny Adé to Chris Blackwell, leading to the release ... soon billed as “the African Bob King Sunny Ade parted ways with Island records after the ...

Ade lasted only three years on Mango, but luckily he’d been a phenomenon in Nigeria for a decade before Blackwell came calling, and he’s still a giant in Africa; his following in the West ...

While Fela Kuti had just been signed by Arista Records, producer Martin Meissonnier introduced King Sunny Ade to Chris Blackwell, leading to their release of Juju Music in 1982. Many music ...