Ebenezer Obey
Nigerian jujuhighlife-juju fusionWest African dance bandDecca era Lagos recording
Obey, whose real names are Ebenezer Remilekun Aremu Olasupo Fabiyi, was 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.
Influenced by: Fatai Rolling-Dollar, I.K. Dairo, Tunde Nightingale
- Label:
- Decca
- Active:
- mid-1950s–1980s
- Scene:
- Lagos, Nigeria
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