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Ebenezer Obey Turns 78 Today

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.

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

Obey married Juliana Olaide Olufade in 1963. 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.

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.

Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebenezer_Obey

Throwback photo of Ebenezer Obey with his late wife who died at 66

Happy birthday to you baba

You over all this indomie generation artists

Happy birthday to him

So na this man get Obey cap wey reign that yrar

legend music mogul happy birthday to you




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Hbd baba

Happy birthday to our evergreen singer.. Your new age is blessed Sir!

Happy birthday to this Mega Music Icon. I pray make Corona no near you

When music was still music. Not these rubbish about women bum bum and nudity with zero morale

Legend of the Music

Happy Birthday Baba

So this Legend and Buhari are age mate...Hmmmm


LIKE for Ebenezer Obey, SHARE for Buhari

Happy birthday to a legend

Wow.....


"opelope oyinbo onilekeji t'on kigbe fa..fa...fire fire ki panapana to de"

"ko so gbon t'ole da, ko si wa to lewu, ko sona t'ole gba t'ole fi t'aiye lorun o"

When music was all about great lyrics and beats. Now it's just empty beats

I love his musical rhythm and lyrics. Who else loves it

Great man

Ebenezer obey sings better than Sunny Ade.

Happy birthday Sir.

Great legend

I grow up with his music

Ok

I remember his vinyl records from my dads collection

Soothing music with lovely guitar


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Happy birthday Sir many more years to celebrate.
Daddy your birth name many ooo!!!.

The best of the best.

His music is cool, food to the soul and packed with so much wisdom.

You take life so o easy when you listen to Obey and especially when you are driving.

Happy Birthday Baba Miliki!

seunlayi:
He is a legend in music

Of course yes

Happy birthday Chief Commander. Your songs are very inspirational: Eni ri nkan e, Ketekete etc. Long may you live

Happy birthday to a legend

MUM- Remove that nonsense music(hip hop) you are playing and put Ebenezer obey.

ME- Mum.. yur old school..


MUM- your papa na old school..




Happy birthday Legend

Reminds me of egba, one of my favourite.

.....and someone claimed he was dead last week....why are people like this?

My favorite juju king,, the real juju G.O. A.T


I can sing all his songs,, my dad's favorite..