Welcome, Guest: Register On Nairaland / LOGIN! / Trending / Recent / NewStats: 3,194,602 members, 7,955,225 topics. Date: Saturday, 21 September 2024 at 07:58 PM |
Nairaland Forum / Entertainment / Music/Radio / Obey, M.I, Yemi Sax Star As Glo Evergreen Series Takes Off (416 Views)
Where To Download Yoruba Evergreen Songs / Evergreen Nigerian Songs / Your Top 20 Evergreen Love Songs (2) (3) (4)
(1) (Reply)
Obey, M.I, Yemi Sax Star As Glo Evergreen Series Takes Off by Derealme(m): 9:48am On Oct 04, 2013 |
By Ayo Onikoyi It was indeed fusion of different generations of sound, philosophies and rhythms when last Saturday Glo brought together iconic Juju musician Commander Ebenezer Obey, in a thrilling concert with M.I Abaga and Yemi Sax at the Metropolitan Club, Victoria Island, Lagos. First to mount the stage was the Grand Commander, Chief Ebenezer Obey. He started the evening with a song that paid tribute to God titled Iba lo ye kase and gave the audience the rare privilege of requesting for any of his favourite songs which he promptly rendered to their delight. Without betraying the slightest sign of old age, Obey took total control of the stage right from the first string of the guitar cord. Moved by the classic rendition, significant members of the audience could not hold the urge to dance. Dread-locked Yemi Sax, garbed in a white Kaftan was the next to thrill the audience with his dexterity on the saxophone.He reeled out tunes of the “old school” with the backing tracks by the D.J. to the delight of the audience. MI was at his vintage best that night as he dished out hits of contemporary flavor. The concert audience, an admixture of different generations, brought together by their love for music, danced and sang along with Mr Incredible who mesmerised all with his stagecraft. But highpoint of the event was the collaboration by Chief Obey and the two younger artistes, M.I. and Yemi Sax whom Obey described as his children. They performed together to the immense admiration of the crowd. Obey led the way with two of his evergreen tracks Ore mi e se pelepele and Olomi gbo temi with M.I.emblazoning his signature into the two songs. Yemi Sax ? also jazzed up the tunes with his saxophone. Their performances drew spontaneous burst of applause. The show was aptly anchored by two foremost, resourceful comedians, Gbenga Adeyinka and Okey Bakassi. They laced the show with rib cracking jokes. Ebenezer Obey later commended Chairman of Globacom for conferring the epithet of Great Commander on him. While fielding questions from journalists at the event, he described Globacom “as the greatest supporter of Nigerian entertainment industry. He noted that the Glo Evergreen Series will take African music to the greatest height.” In the documentary screened at the event, the Lagos State Governor, Mr Babatunde Raji Fashola commended Chief Fabiyi for his giant strides in the music industry. He said that he is a big fan of the juju maestro, and remarked that he uses Obey’s music and the philosophies espoused in his music to brush up his proficiency in Yoruba language. Similarly, the Alake and Paramount Ruler of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Gbadebo went down memory lane to recount how one of Obey’s songs brought nostalgic feelings of home to him when he was on tour of duty in Zaria. The Osile of Oke Ona, Oba Dr Adedapo Tejuosho thanked Chief Obey Fabiyi for popularising Teju Foams in the seventies and described him as a quintessential Cultural ambassador whose prolific repertoire of music has dignified a lot of Nigerians. “I can’t imagine missing this show. This is one of the best concerts I have attended in ages. Kudos to Glo for bringing such a unique experience to us live,” a member of the audience, Mr Kolawole Adedeji, a Lagos-based public relations consultant commented after the show. The show was attended by over 100 managing directors including the MDs of First Bank, Guinness, Nigerian Breweries, and Arik. http://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/10/obey-m- yemi-sax-star-glo-evergreen-series-takes/ |
(1) (Reply)
Halloween Costume Video, Featuring M.I. Abaga / Latest Hit From Kool Kenn - Omotodun / Reagge Artists And Dada
(Go Up)
Sections: politics (1) business autos (1) jobs (1) career education (1) romance computers phones travel sports fashion health religion celebs tv-movies music-radio literature webmasters programming techmarket Links: (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) Nairaland - Copyright © 2005 - 2024 Oluwaseun Osewa. All rights reserved. See How To Advertise. 13 |