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Monday 3 April 2017

Facts about Juju living legend, Chief Ebenezer Obey as he turns 75 today


Facts about Chief Ebenezer Obey.

Chief Ebenezer Obey Biography below.

 * Real Name Ebenezer Remilekun Aremu Olasupo Fabiyi.
 * Born in Idogo, Ogun State, Nigeria of Egba-Yoruba ethnic background.
 * 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-juju 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's musical strengths lie in weaving intricate Yoruba axioms into dance-floor compositions.
 * Always a cultural and religious traditionalist, Obey worked within the praise song mold, vaunting both Christianity and the various heads of state for whom he played.
 * Obey enjoyed international success in 1980 with the release of his album "Current Affairs".
 * He turns 75 today, 3rd April 2017.
 * Happy Birthday Baba Obey.  May you live long.

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