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Ebenezer Obey

释义

Early life
Career
Personal life
Partial discography
Notes
See also
References
Further reading
External links

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| birth_name = Ebenezer Remilekun Aremu Olasupo Obey-Fabiyi
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| birth_place = Idogo, Ogun State, Nigeria
| origin = Lagos, Nigeria
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}}Ebenezer Obey (born 3 April 1942 as Ebenezer Remilekun Aremu Olasupo Obey-Fabiyi in Idogo, Nigeria), nicknamed the "Chief Commander", is a Nigerian jùjú musician.^[1]

Early life

Obey is of an Egba–Yoruba ethnic background. He is of the Owu subgroup of the Egba.

Career

He began his professional career in the mid-1950s after moving to Lagos. After tutelage under Fatai Rolling-Dollar's band, he formed a band called The International Brothers in 1964, playing highlife–jùjú fusion. The band later metamorphosed into Inter-Reformers in the early-1970s, with a long list of Juju album hits on the West African Decca musical label.

Obey began experimenting with Yoruba percussion style and expanding on the band by adding more drum kits, guitars and talking drums. Obey's musical strengths lie in weaving intricate Yoruba axioms into dance-floor compositions. As is characteristic of Nigerian Yoruba social-circle music, the Inter-Reformers band excel in praise-singing for rich Nigerian socialites and business tycoons. Obey, however, is also renowned for Christian spiritual themes in his music and has since the early-1990s retired into Nigerian gospel music ministry. It will be worthy of note to also say that Chief Commander just as he is fondly called by his fans, has played alongside popular gospel music veteran, Pastor Kunle Ajayi during his 30 years on stage concert in Lagos.

Personal life

Obey married Juliana Olaide Olufade in 1963.^[2] His wife, known as Lady Evangelist Juliana Obey-Fabiyi, died at Lagos State University Teaching Hospital on 23 August 2011, aged 67. They have several children and grand children.^[3]

Partial discography

1964 Ewa Wo Ohun Ojuri
1965 Aiye Gba Jeje b/w IfelodunGari Ti Won b/w Orin Adura
1966 Awolowo Babawa Tide b/w Oluwa Niagbara Emi MiPalongo b/w Teti Ko Gboro KanOro Miko Lenso b/w Orin AjindeLate Justice Olumide Omololu b/w Iyawo Ti Mo Ko Fe
1967 Olomi Gbo Temi b/w Maria OdekuTo Keep Nigeria One b/w Awa Sope Odun TitunEdumare Lon Pese b/w Omo OlomoOpe Fun Oluwa b/w Paulina
1968 Ore Mi E Si Pelepele b/w Ajo Ni Mo waIjebu L'ade b/w Lati OwolabiCol. Ben Adekunle b/w Ori BayemiLolade Wilkey b/w Adetunji AdeyiGbe Bemi Oluwa b/w Olowo Laiye Mo
1969 Ode To Nso Eledumare b/w Pegan PeganSanu-olu b/w K'Oluwa So Pade WaLondon Lawa Yi b/w Oro SeniwoIsokan Nigeria / etc.Eni Mayo Ayo / etc1969/1970Emi Yio Gbe Oluwa Ga b/w Ise Teni
1970 Lawyer AdewuyiAla Taja Bala b/w Ohun Toluwa OseOgun Pari / etc.In LondonOn The Town
1971 Ija Pari (Part One) b/w Ija Pari (Part Two)Esa Ma Miliki b/w Awon AlhajiFace to Face b/w Late Rex LawsonOro Nipa Lace b/w Yaro Malaika
1972 Late Oba Gbadelo IIBoard MembersVol.4: Aiye Wa A ToroIn London Vol. 3Odun Keresimesi
1973 And His Miliki SoundThe Horse, The Man and His SonE Je Ka Gbo T'OluwaAdeventure of Mr. MusicMo Tun Gbe De
1974 Inter-Reformers A TundeEko IlaAround the WorldIwalka Ko Pe
1975 Mukulu Muke Maa JoOta Mi Dehin Lehin MiAlo Mi AloEdumare Dari Jiwon
1976 Late Great Murtara Murtala Ramat MuhammedOperation Feed The Nation
1977 Eda To Mose OkunkunImmortal Sings for TravellersAdam and Eve
1978 Igba Owuro LawaOluwa Ni Olusa Aguntan MiNo Place Be Like My Country Nigeria
1979 In the Sixties Vol.1In the Sixties Vol.2Igba LaiyeSkyE Wa Kiye Soro MiOmo Mi Gbo Temi
1980 Leave Everything to GodCurrent AffairsSound of the MomentEyi Yato
1981 Joy of SalvationWhat God Has Joined Together
1982 CelebrationAusterityPrecious Gift
1983 AmbitionSinging for the PeopleGreatest Hits Vol. 3Je Ka JoThank You (Ose)
1984 The Only Condition to Save NigeriaSolutionPeace1985SecurityMy Vision
1986 Gbeja Mi EledumareSatisfactionProvidence
1987 AimasikoImmortalityVictoryPatience
1988 DeterminationVanity
1989 Formula 0-1-0Get Yer Jujus Out
1990 Count Your BlessingOn the Rock
1991 Womanhood
1993 Good News
1994 I Am a WinnerWalking Over (1994 ?)
1995 The Legend
1999 Millennial Blessings
2000 Promised Land
2002 Ase Oluwa

Notes

1. ^Waterman, p. 120
2. ^{{cite news|title=Ebenezer Obey's Wife, Juliana Dies At 67|url=http://www.thenetng.com/2011/08/24/wife-of-chief-ebenezer-obey-juliana-dies-at-67/|newspaper=Nigerian Entertainment Today|date=24 August 2011|author=Dayo Farore}}
3. ^{{cite news|title=Ebenezer Obey loses wife|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2011/08/ebenezer-obey-loses-wife/|newspaper=Vanguard|date=24 August 2011|author=Ogbonna Amadi}}

References

{{cite book|title=Jùjú: A Social History and Ethnography of an African Popular Music|year=1990|isbn=978-0-226-87465-4|publisher=University Of Chicago Press|author=Christopher Alan Waterman}}

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20061008130658/http://biochem.chem.nagoya-u.ac.jp/~endo/EAObey.html Definitive Compilation of Ebenezer Obey's Discography by Toshiya Endo]
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Meet Evang Olatunji Ajani "Ajasco" Ebenezer Obey Fabiyi's Ex Guitarist

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