![]() Who would ever forget the anthem, Odun nlo s’opin? From the seventies to the eighties to the nineties, the Good Women Choir, under the leadership of Mrs. Other hits were Gentleman Bobby and Iyawo se wo lose mi, Mafe, Nylon Dress and Niger Mambo. His song, Taxi Driver, where he blended Caribbean and Jazz styles, became a classic hit in West Africa. He was one of the pioneers of highlife music in Nigeria. ![]() ![]() He started by playing standard big band music, but later introduced African themes. SAMUELOLATUNJI went down memory lane to chronicle music stars that rocked the music scene in the last 50 years in Nigeria.īorn Bernard Olabinjo Benson, late Bobby was an entertainer and musician who had considerable influence on the Nigerian music scene then, introducing big band and Caribbean idioms to highlife, the popular brand of West African music. They sang practically about everything except swagger, ginger, kokolet and free madness. They sang about love, girls, and sex and passed on truckload of wisdom. ![]() ![]() They were the D’banj, 2Face and Yinka Ayefele of You’d be forgiven if you don’t know Bobby Benson, Ayinla Omowura, Mike Okri, Felix Liberty, the Ofege group and the likes. ![]()
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