The
setting of the show was regal. Only few guests could resist the allure
of watching a fusion of different generations of music. With a
saxophonist, a rapper and an iconic juju musician billed to thrill
guests, many were positively anxious to see what such a premium
assemblage would deliver in such an alluring ambience.
Indeed, the performers did not disappoint the guests who looked
every inch delectable in their gorgeous attires. The concert paraded the
legend, Commander Ebenezer
Obey and the duo of talented M.I Abaga and
Yemi Sax.
First to mount the stage was the Grand Commander, Chief Ebenezer
Obey. He started the evening with a song that paid tribute to God
titled
Iba lo ye kase and gave the audience the rare
privilege of requesting for any of his favourite songs which he promptly
rendered to their delight. Without betraying the slightest sign of old
age, Obey took total control of the stage right from the first string
of the guitar cord. Moved by the classic rendition, significant
members of the audience could not hold the urge to dance.
As he rendered his timeless and enduring evergreen songs, it was
all too evident, how he has been able to hold Nigeria and, indeed, the
world spellbound with his music over the years.
The evangelist also took time out to spice up his performance with some anecdotes.
Dreadlocked Yemi Sax, garbed in a white caftan was the next to
thrill the audience with his dexterity on the saxophone. He reeled out
tunes of the “old school” with the backing tracks by the D.J. to the
delight of the audience.
MI
was at his vintage best that night as he dished out hits of
contemporary flavor. The concert audience, an admixture of different
generations, brought together by their love for music, danced and sang
along with Mr Incredible who mesmerised all with his stagecraft.
By the time MI left the stage, guests were already in another realm of musical bliss.
The highpoint of the event was the collaboration by Chief Obey and
the two younger artistes, M.I. and Yemi Sax whom Obey described as his
children.
They performed together to the immense admiration of the crowd. Obey led the way with two of his evergreen tracks Ore mi e se pelepele and Olomi gbo temi with
M.I. emblazoning his signature into the two songs. Yemi Sax
also jazzed up the tunes with his saxophone. Their performances drew
spontaneous burst of applause.
