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August 16, 2009 06:32 PM PDT

A special tribute to a living legend:
Ebenezer Obey Fabiyi

Chief Commander Ebenezer Obey is by far one of my favorite
juju artists. Growing up in Yaba, Obey’s famous Miliki spot was located less
than a mile north from my home and about a quarter mile south was Fela Kuti’s
Kalakuta Republic, original Shrine and King Sunny Ade’s Ariya club. Victor
Olaiya’s stadium hotel in Surulere was a short cab ride away and further south
on Ikorodu road was Bobby Benson’s hotel. Both Sunny Ade and Dele Abiodun were
residents of Bariga area where my family had a provision store and both could be
found in the neighborhood handing out money to the less fortunate. Those were
the best of times in Lagos, Nigeria and I was surrounded with music.

Ebenezer Obey’s music reflects historical timeline of
events in post-independent Nigeria, highlighting names of the movers and shakers
of that period, including governors, traditional rulers and other local
dignitaries. You may call each of his record a time capsule and there were many
of them. Some of his timeless music collections are also now available on the
evergreen re-issues. I hope this podcast would remind you of some the great Obey
treasures you may already have or should add to your collections. Need an
uplifting music in challenging and confusing times? Look no further than the
soothing voice, positive messages and perfect rhythmic compositions of the Chief
Commander Obey. On April 3, 2009 Ebenezer Obey Fabiyi celebrated his 67th birthday, Long live Ebenezer Obey!

Chief Commander Ebenezer - Pure Miliki

1. Ebenezer Obey – Ori Mi Ko Ni Buru (109.7 BPM)

2. Ebenezer Obey – Ijesha (111.5 BPM)

3. Ebenezer Obey – Ore Se Rere (112.5 BPM)

4. Ebenezer Obey – Ondo – Ogbomosho (112.7 BPM)

5. Ebenezer Obey – Ibadan (114.4 BPM)

6. Ebenezer Obey – Ki Oluwa So Ipade Wa (115.6 BPM)

7. Ebenezer Obey – Olomi Gbo Temi (119.2 BPM)

8. Ebenezer Obey – Ijebu (119.3 BPM)

9. Ebenezer Obey – Egba (119.4 BPM)

10. Ebenezer Obey – Lanre Badmus (120.9 BPM)

11. Ebenezer Obey – Ore Mi Maje Aja (127.3 BPM)

12. Ebenezer Obey – Alowo Ma Jaye (127.3 BPM)

Chief Commander Ebenezer Obey is profiled on various sites on the web including Africa-Online.com. If you enjoy these Juju and Highlife series, please join the World Beat Group on Facebook and also email the link of this podcast to your friends.

Podcast Summary

Featuring all the great tunes from Africa with emphasis on juju, highlife, hiplife, apala, fuji, soukous and afrobeat.

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Michael Onas Biography: Michael Onas is a San Francisco based music producer and DJ. Born and raised in Nigeria, his early music production and DJ career started in Lagos where he was exposed to live performances by various local talents including King Sunny Ade, Ebenezer Obey, Victor Olaiya, Bobby Benson, Dele Abiodun and Fela Kuti. He was also influenced by both local and international music variety shows on radio and televison at the time, namely Beach Comber, Soul Train and radio mix shows hosted by legendary Nigerian DJ's Patrick Oke and J.A.J (Jacob Akinyemi Johnson). Michael Onas's style is genre defying, funky, tribal and deep. He is comfortable spinning everything from world beat, house, dance-hall, hip-hop, 70's, 80's, 90's and current top hits. Past DJ residencies: Sound Factory (San Francisco), Club 181 (San Francisco), Pollyesther (San Francisco), Starlight Room (San Francisco), Release/ 1015 Folsom (San Francisco), Restaurante Eleven (San Francisco), Buddah Lounge (San Francisco), Tatou Supper Zelo (Santa Barbara), Alex's (Santa Barbara & Goleta), Revival (Santa Barbara), Graduate/ Anaconda (Santa Barbara), Voodoo Lounge (Santa Barbara), Calypso (Santa Barbara), Toes Tavern (Santa Barbara), Pierce Street Annex (Santa Barbara), Tortilla Flat (San Luis Obispo), Graduate (San Luis Obispo), Signature (San Luis Obispo, CA), Club (Los Angeles), RA (Las Vegas, NV), Viper Room (Los Angeles), Pops (London, UK). If you enjoy this podcast : 1. Let me know, you can find me on MySpace at http://www.myspace.com/MichaelOnas and on Facebook; Michael Onas 2. Let others know, leave your comments on the iTunes music store and on the website at http://worldbeat.podomatic.com 3. Join The African Highlife Preservation Society on FACEBOOK. 4. Some of the legendary African artist featured in this podcast are profiled at www.africa-online.com/music These mixes are a form of promotion for artists and groups featured. If you like these tracks, please support the artists and groups by purchasing their original releases.

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