Ẹ Dide / Get Up

King Sunny Adé's “Ẹ Dide / Get Up” on Mesa/Bluemoon Recordings pairs the Yoruba call to rise with its English translation, anchoring this African release in dual linguistic and cultural assertion. The jùjú master’s propulsive guitar work and layered percussion create intricate polyrhythmic frameworks that have defined his five-decade career. Mesa/Bluemoon’s reissue brings renewed attention to Adé's sophisticated arrangements, where talking drums converse with electric instrumentation across a sound both rooted and restless.