Ebenezer Obey
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Ebenezer Remilekun Aremu Olasupo Obey-Fabiyi |
| عرف | Chief Commander |
| ژاغہ | 3 April 1942 Idogo, Southern Region, British Nigeria (now Idogo, Ogun State, Nigeria) |
| Origin | Lagos, Nigeria |
| Music genre | Jùjú music |
| Years of activity | 1950s–present |
Éwn malábó:Template otherÉwn malábó:Ns0Ebenezer Remilekun Aremu Olasupo Obey-Fabiyi Éwn malábó:Post-nominals (ku ma bi ọjọ ẹkẹta efu ochu ẹlẹ efu ọdọ 1942), ku ma mọ ru Ebenezer Obey, chi akeli juju efu Nijiria i che.[1]
Abakwanẹ Ọlayi nwu
[nwọ́che | nwó étéwn che]Ẹgba ku ma bi Obey chi ọjọ k'ochu ẹlẹ nolu mẹta ọdọ 1942[2] ti akwọra unyi abo Egba–Yoruba. Obey, k'odu gẹdẹ gẹdẹ chi Ebenezer Remilekun Aremu Olasupo Fabiyi, ma bi ojanẹ Idogo, Ogun State, Nigeria ami ọlọpu Egba-Yoruba. Ẹtẹnwu (ọlọpu nwu) gẹdẹ gẹdẹ chi Owu ki defu Egba.
Ukọlọ
[nwọ́che | nwó étéwn che]Ebenezer Obey chanẹ ukọlọ eche ali-meji ọdọ 1950 anubi ki lo ti Lagos. Anubi ki kw'efu ọwọ Fatai Rolling-Dollar's band, ile-wa ch'anẹ ijọ abo ku ma keli enwu ma dodu nwu kọ The International Brothers efu ọdọ 1964, ma gweli highlife–jùjú fusion.Idẹpẹ ijọma lẹ murida ti Inter-Reformers efu uchanẹ ọdọ -1970, ma wa kpayi ami eli wewe eyi Juju album hits oji West African Decca musical label.
Obey chane ch'ajama kpayi Yoruba percussion style i nwọ na ji ijọ ma n'agbada alu ki na l'ami ẹnwu uba kuma nu, guitars kpayi talking drums. Ukpahiu eli ekọ Obey dọwọ ọna kiya deli Iyaji dati eli kuma neke gboji du chiya ido nyọnyọ.Ijọ eyi Inter-Reformers lẹ na nugbada nyọgba alu ku ma na nyodu ami ẹnẹ utọgba ku ma di nigeria ne efu eli ma. Ayilẹ gẹ Obey, chẹnẹ ku ma mọru ẹnẹ ki ya keli chọchi eyi efu afu kiya fọ, akwi uchanẹ ọdọ -1990 igboji kpọgbaru Nigerian gospel music ministry. Iya nwọ che fẹbọjọ ku ma kaki Chief Commander ọna kalu k'amonẹ kuma ny'ọnwu cha d'ọnwu adiko tiko lẹ, che chiya kpayi ẹmẹnẹ keju ma ku ma keli chochi nugo, oka chi veteran, Pastor Kunle Ajayi ẹgba ki gwogwu uyọ ọdọ mi 30 eyi eli-ekọ ojanẹ Lagos.
Ọlayi nwu
[nwọ́che | nwó étéwn che]Ẹnẹ ki Obey nẹ chọyọ chi Juliana Olaide Olufade efu ọdọ 1963.[3] Ọya nwu lẹ nugo amonẹ mọru Lady Evangelist Juliana Obey-Fabiyi, ugbo ki du kwu chi Lagos State University Teaching Hospital ọjọ k'ochu ẹjọ nolu ogwu nyọwọ mẹta ọdọ 2011, ọdọmi 67. Ma ni amọma wewe manyu ami aju ọma wewe.[4]
Partial discography
[nwọ́che | nwó étéwn che]- 1964 Ewa Wo Ohun Ojuri
- 1965 Aiye Gba Jeje b/w Ifelodun*Gari Ti Won b/w Orin Adura
- 1966 Awolowo Babawa Tide b/w Oluwa Niagbara Emi Mi*Palongo b/w Teti Ko Gboro Kan*Oro Miko Lenso b/w Orin Ajinde*Late Justice Olumide Omololu b/w Iyawo Ti Mo Ko Fe
- 1967 Olomi Gbo Temi b/w Maria Odeku*To Keep Nigeria One b/w Awa Sope Odun Titun*Edumare Lon Pese b/w Omo Olomo*Ope Fun Oluwa b/w Paulina
- 1968 Ore Mi E Si Pelepele b/w Ajo Ni Mo wa*Ijebu L'ade b/w Lati Owolabi*Col. Ben Adekunle b/w Ori Bayemi*Lolade Wilkey b/w Adetunji Adeyi*Gbe Bemi Oluwa b/w Olowo Laiye Mo
- 1969 Ode To Nso Eledumare b/w Pegan Pegan*Sanu-olu b/w K'Oluwa So Pade Wa*London Lawa Yi b/w Oro Seniwo*Isokan Nigeria / etc.*Eni Mayo Ayo / etc1969/1970*Emi Yio Gbe Oluwa Ga b/w Ise Teni
- 1970 Lawyer Adewuyi*Ala Taja Bala b/w Ohun Toluwa Ose*Ogun Pari / etc.*In London*On The Town
- 1971 Ija Pari (Part One) b/w Ija Pari (Part Two)*Esa Ma Miliki b/w Awon Alhaji*Face to Face b/w Late Rex Lawson*Oro Nipa Lace b/w Yaro Malaika
- 1972 Late Oba Gbadelo II*Board Members*Vol.4: Aiye Wa A Toro*In London Vol. 3*Odun Keresimesi
- 1973 And His Miliki Sound*The Horse, The Man and His Son*E Je Ka Gbo T'Oluwa*Adeventure of Mr. Music*Mo Tun Gbe De
- 1974 Inter-Reformers A Tunde*Eko Ila*Around the World*Iwalka Ko Pe
- 1975 Mukulu Muke Maa Jo*Ota Mi Dehin Lehin Mi*Alo Mi Alo*Edumare Dari Jiwon
- 1976 Late Great Murtara Murtala Ramat Muhammed*Operation Feed The Nation
- 1977 Eda To Mose Okunkun*Immortal Sings for Travellers*Adam and Eve
- 1978 Igba Owuro Lawa*Oluwa Ni Olusa Aguntan Mi*No Place Be Like My Country Nigeria
- 1979 In the Sixties Vol.1*In the Sixties Vol.2*Igba Laiye*Sky*E Wa Kiye Soro Mi*Omo Mi Gbo Temi
- 1980 Leave Everything to God*Current Affairs*Sound of the Moment*Eyi Yato
- 1981 Joy of Salvation*What God Has Joined Together
- 1982 Celebration*Austerity*Precious Gift
- 1983 Ambition*Singing for the People*Greatest Hits Vol. 3*Je Ka Jo*Thank You (Ose)
- 1984 The Only Condition to Save Nigeria*Solution*Peace1985*Security*My Vision
- 1986 Gbeja Mi Eledumare*Satisfaction*Providence
- 1987 Aimasiko*Immortality*Victory*Patience
- 1988 Determination*Vanity
- 1989 Formula 0-1-0*Get Yer Jujus Out
- 1990 Count Your Blessing*On the Rock
- 1991 Womanhood
- 1993 Good News
- 1994 I Am a Winner*Walking Over (1994 ?)
- 1995 The Legend
- 1999 Millennial Blessings
- 2000 Promised Land
- 2002 Ase Oluwa
Geyi nugo
[nwọ́che | nwó étéwn che]Notes
[nwọ́che | nwó étéwn che]- ↑ Waterman, p. 120
- ↑ "The Making of Ebenezer Obey-Fabiyi, By Toyin Falola" (in British English). 2021-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-09.
- ↑ Dayo Farore (24 August 2011). "Ebenezer Obey's Wife, Juliana Dies At 67". Nigerian Entertainment Today.
- ↑ Ogbonna Amadi (24 August 2011). "Ebenezer Obey loses wife". Vanguard.
References
[nwọ́che | nwó étéwn che]- Christopher Alan Waterman (1990). Jùjú: A Social History and Ethnography of an African Popular Music. University Of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-226-87465-4.
Further reading
[nwọ́che | nwó étéwn che]- Mike Awoyinfa; Ebenezer Obey (1992). Ebenezer Obey: the legend's own story. Egret Books. ISBN 978-978-2432-89-6.
- Adebayo Mosobalaje (2011). Ebenezer Obey and the Aesthetics of the Yoruba World. Lambert Academic Publishing. ISBN 978-3-8443-9193-0.
- Ebenezer Obey (September–October 1981). "Need to put God first...". Africa Music. 5: 17–19.
External links
[nwọ́che | nwó étéwn che]- Definitive Compilation of Ebenezer Obey's Discography by Toshiya Endo
- "Ebenezer Obey, Bunmi Akinanu light up Bethel concert". August 31, 2013. Archived from the original on 2015-02-27. Retrieved 2015-02-27.
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