1969
Ebenezer Obey (born 3 April 1942 as Ebenezer Remilekun Aremu Olasupo Obey-Fabiyi , MFR 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 characterist...
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