{"id":72708,"date":"2022-04-04T11:56:56","date_gmt":"2022-04-04T11:56:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/?p=72708"},"modified":"2022-04-04T11:56:56","modified_gmt":"2022-04-04T11:56:56","slug":"ebenezer-obey-at-80-the-renowned-juju-musician-who-became-a-gospel-singer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/2022\/04\/04\/ebenezer-obey-at-80-the-renowned-juju-musician-who-became-a-gospel-singer\/","title":{"rendered":"Ebenezer Obey at 80 &#8211; The renowned Juju musician who became a gospel singer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\">As the music legend, Ebenezer Obey clocked 80 on Sunday April 3, the celebrant took to his Instagram page to mark his day. He shared photos and captioned:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cThe legend clocks 80 today. Thank God for the strength and thank you to the family and friends for their endless support\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Ebenezer Obey was born Ebenezer Remilekun Aremu Olasupo Obey-Fabiyi in Idogo, Nigeria. He was nicknamed the Chief Commander. Obey is a Nigerian Juju musician who is of an Egba\u2013Yoruba ethnic background and of the Owu subgroup of the Egba.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/04\/ifeoluwaunusual\/2022\/04\/04\/72C780AE-4C5B-409D-855C-534E9AC87D33.jpeg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-72711\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-72711\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/04\/ifeoluwaunusual\/2022\/04\/04\/72C780AE-4C5B-409D-855C-534E9AC87D33.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"828\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/04\/ifeoluwaunusual\/2022\/04\/04\/72C780AE-4C5B-409D-855C-534E9AC87D33.jpeg 828w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/04\/ifeoluwaunusual\/2022\/04\/04\/72C780AE-4C5B-409D-855C-534E9AC87D33-300x196.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/04\/ifeoluwaunusual\/2022\/04\/04\/72C780AE-4C5B-409D-855C-534E9AC87D33-768x501.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/04\/ifeoluwaunusual\/2022\/04\/04\/72C780AE-4C5B-409D-855C-534E9AC87D33-210x136.jpeg 210w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 828px) 100vw, 828px\" \/><\/a>He was born on 3rd April 1942 in Idogo, Nigeria.\u00a0<\/span>Chief commander <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/2022\/02\/01\/my-first-birthday-as-a-married-man-actor-adedimeji-lateef-says-as-he-clocks-36\/\">got married to his heartthrob<\/a>, Juliana Olaide Olufade in 1963. They were married for 48 years before she passed on at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital on 23 August 2011 at the age of 67.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Career<\/span><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_72713\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-72713\" style=\"width: 828px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/04\/ifeoluwaunusual\/2022\/04\/04\/CBF93910-A3B7-4A6D-A90A-46D7052B5816.jpeg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-72713\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-72713 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/04\/ifeoluwaunusual\/2022\/04\/04\/CBF93910-A3B7-4A6D-A90A-46D7052B5816.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"828\" height=\"951\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/04\/ifeoluwaunusual\/2022\/04\/04\/CBF93910-A3B7-4A6D-A90A-46D7052B5816.jpeg 828w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/04\/ifeoluwaunusual\/2022\/04\/04\/CBF93910-A3B7-4A6D-A90A-46D7052B5816-261x300.jpeg 261w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/04\/ifeoluwaunusual\/2022\/04\/04\/CBF93910-A3B7-4A6D-A90A-46D7052B5816-768x882.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 828px) 100vw, 828px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-72713\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ebenezer Obey posing for the hit album cover \u2018Aimasiko\u2019<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Obey began his professional career as far back as the mid-1950s after moving to Lagos. After tutelage under Fatai Rolling-Dollar\u2019s band, he formed a band called The International Brothers in 1964, playing highlife\u2013j\u00f9j\u00fa fusion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">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.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_72710\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-72710\" style=\"width: 828px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/04\/ifeoluwaunusual\/2022\/04\/04\/936A7FA8-CC4E-4F81-B7F6-CC75CF8B7468.jpeg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-72710\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-72710\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/04\/ifeoluwaunusual\/2022\/04\/04\/936A7FA8-CC4E-4F81-B7F6-CC75CF8B7468.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"828\" height=\"1016\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/04\/ifeoluwaunusual\/2022\/04\/04\/936A7FA8-CC4E-4F81-B7F6-CC75CF8B7468.jpeg 828w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/04\/ifeoluwaunusual\/2022\/04\/04\/936A7FA8-CC4E-4F81-B7F6-CC75CF8B7468-244x300.jpeg 244w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/04\/ifeoluwaunusual\/2022\/04\/04\/936A7FA8-CC4E-4F81-B7F6-CC75CF8B7468-768x942.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 828px) 100vw, 828px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-72710\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ebenezer Obey at 80<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Obey began experimenting with Yoruba percussion style and expanding on the band by adding more drum kits, guitars, and talking drums. Obey\u2019s musical strengths lie in weaving intricate Yoruba axioms into dance-floor compositions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">As is characteristic of Nigerian Yoruba social-circle music, the Inter-Reformers band excel in praise-singing for rich Nigerian socialites and business tycoons.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/04\/ifeoluwaunusual\/2022\/04\/04\/7BB0BBE5-202B-46B7-B267-07F181063397.jpeg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-72712\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-72712\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/04\/ifeoluwaunusual\/2022\/04\/04\/7BB0BBE5-202B-46B7-B267-07F181063397.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"828\" height=\"1033\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/04\/ifeoluwaunusual\/2022\/04\/04\/7BB0BBE5-202B-46B7-B267-07F181063397.jpeg 828w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/04\/ifeoluwaunusual\/2022\/04\/04\/7BB0BBE5-202B-46B7-B267-07F181063397-240x300.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/04\/ifeoluwaunusual\/2022\/04\/04\/7BB0BBE5-202B-46B7-B267-07F181063397-821x1024.jpeg 821w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/04\/ifeoluwaunusual\/2022\/04\/04\/7BB0BBE5-202B-46B7-B267-07F181063397-768x958.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 828px) 100vw, 828px\" \/><\/a><\/span>Obey, however, is also renowned for Christian spiritual themes in his music and has since the early-1990s retired into Nigerian gospel music ministry.<\/p>\n<p>Many of Obey\u2019s old songs are still widely known till today because they remain evergreen and relevant. Some popular musicians have also had remixes of his singles; like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/2022\/01\/18\/10-talented-nigerian-musicians-who-have-never-been-nominated-for-a-grammy\/\">Music star Simi<\/a>\u2019s <i>Aimasiko.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Some of his well known songs are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">1967- Olomi Gbo Temi <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">1968- Ore Mi E Si Pelepele <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">1969- Ode To Nso Eledumare<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">1973- And His Miliki Sound<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">1975- Mukulu Muke Maa Jo<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">1977- Eda To Mose Okunkun<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">1978- Igba Owuro Lawa<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">1987- Aimasiko<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">1994- I Am a Winner<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">2000- Promised Land<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">2002- Ase Oluwa<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>WITHIN NIGERIA recalls celebrating Veteran Nollywood actor, Pete Edochie as he clocked 75. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/2022\/03\/07\/75th-birthday-pete-edochies-funny-proverbs-that-will-crack-you-up-this-week\/\">Read details here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the music legend, Ebenezer Obey clocked 80 on Sunday April 3, the celebrant took to his Instagram page to mark his day. He shared photos and captioned: \u201cThe legend clocks 80 today. Thank God for the strength and thank you to the family and friends for their endless support\u201d. Ebenezer Obey was born Ebenezer [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":35,"featured_media":72721,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,13],"tags":[5814,246,1580,11375,11341,397,434],"class_list":["post-72708","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","category-celebrities-biography","tag-article","tag-biography-and-profile","tag-ebenezer-obey","tag-ebenezer-obey-at-80","tag-exclusive","tag-instagram","tag-photos"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.8 (Yoast SEO v27.8) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Ebenezer Obey at 80 - The renowned Juju musician who became a gospel singer<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/2022\/04\/04\/ebenezer-obey-at-80-the-renowned-juju-musician-who-became-a-gospel-singer\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Ebenezer Obey at 80 - The renowned Juju musician who became a gospel singer\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"As the music legend, Ebenezer Obey clocked 80 on Sunday April 3, the celebrant took to his Instagram page to mark his day. 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