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Ebenezer Obey loses 48-year-old son

Veteran Juju singer, Ebenezer Obey-Fabiyi, has lost one of his sons, Olayinka Olalekan Obey-Fabiyi.

It was gathered that the son of the veteran musician died on Friday, July 29, 2022, at the age of 48.

He was, however, buried on Saturday.

The cause of his death has yet to be ascertained as of the time of filing this report.

Ebenezer Obey was born April 3, 1942, to an Egba-Yoruba ethnic background family.

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He is of the Owu subgroup of the Egba.

He began his musical career in the mid-1950s after moving to Lagos and 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.

Some of his songs are ‘Around the World’, ‘Asiko Mi Ti To’, ‘Awa Ewe Iwoyi’; ‘Ema Se Lo’, ‘Edumare Adupe’, ‘Ile Ti Ya’, among others.

The Star

Segun Ojo

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