Ebenezer Obey is a Nigerian pop musician, nicknamed as the ‘Chief Commander’ born in 1942 in Idogo, Nigeria.
Ebenezer Obey is from the ‘Egba-Yoruba’ Tribal background of Ogun State, Nigeria and his original name is ‘Ebenezer Remilekun Aremu Olasupo Fabiyi’. After moving to Lagos in the mid of 1950s he started his musical career and played with various bands.
After his work with the band ‘Fatai Rolling-Dollar’ as an instructor, he formed his own band ‘The International Brothers’ in 1964. The band came out playing highlife-juju fusion, a style of Nigerian popular music. In the early 1970s, the band transformed themselves into ‘Inter-Reformers’ and released a list of ‘Juju’ album hits on the West African Decca musical label.
Ebenezer Obey started experimenting with ‘Yoruba Percussion’ style and modernizing the band by adding Western-style guitars, drum-kits, funkiness of Yoruban drumming and talking drums, a West African drum. The merging of complex Yoruba proverbs into dance-floor composition was his musical strength. The Inter-Reformers band performed in Nigerian Yoruba social-circle music and did extremely well in praise singing for rich Nigerian Socialites and business tycoons. Ebenezer is also well known for Christian spiritual themes in his music. In the early 1990s he got retired from Nigerian music department.
Some of his albums include:
- Ewa Wo Ohun Ojuri
- Aiye Gba Jeje b/w Ifelodun
- Gari Ti Won b/w Orin Adura
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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 / etc
- Lawyer Adewuyi
- Ala Taja Bala b/w Ohun Toluwa Ose
- Ogun Pari / etc
- In London
- On The Town
- 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
- Late Oba Gbadelo II
- Board Members
- Vol.4: Aiye Wa A Toro
- In London Vol. 3
- Odun Keresimesi
- 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
- Inter-Reformers A Tunde
- Eko Ila
- Around the World
- Iwalka Ko Pe
- Mukulu Muke Maa Jo
- Ota Mi Dehin Lehin Mi
- Alo Mi Alo
- Edumare Dari Jiwon
- Late Great Murtara Murtala Ramat Muhammed
- Operation Feed The Nation
- Eda To Mose Okunkun
- Immortal Sings for Travellers
- Adam and Eve
- Igba Owuro Lawa
- Oluwa Ni Olusa Aguntan Mi
- No Place Be Like My Country Nigeria
- In the Sixties Vol.1
- In the Sixties Vol.2
- Igba Laiye
- Sky
- E Wa Kiye Soro Mi
- Omo Mi Gbo Temi
- Leave Everything to God
- Current Affairs
- Sound of the Moment
- Eyi Yato
- Joy of Salvation
- What God Has Joined Together
- Celebration
- Austerity
- Precious Gift
- Ambition
- Singing for the People
- Greatest Hits Vol. 3
- Je Ka Jo
- Thank You (Ose)
- The Only Condition to Save Nigeria
- Solution
- Peace
- Security
- My Vision
- Gbeja Mi Eledumare
- Satisfaction
- Providence
- Aimasiko
- Immortality
- Victory
- Patience
- Determination
- Vanity
- Formula 0-1-0
- Get Yer Jujus Out
- Count Your Blessing
- On the Rock
- Womanhood
- Good News
- I Am a Winner
- Walking Over (1994 ?)
- The Legend
- Millennial Blessings
- Promised Land