Competition is an important aspect of every business. It is the wheel via which consumers or buyers of any goods or service may exercise their freedom to choose. But, sometimes it’s healthy, sometimes it’s not, and sometimes it’s plain ugly. Sometimes it takes the shape of rivalry.
Such healthy rivalry before influenced the careers of Chief Ebenezer Obey’ and KSA. They are two of Nigeria’s most successful music performers. They were once regarded as bitter competitors at one point in their careers. Though they have stated that this was an intentional make-believe, so they could accumulate fans.
Before, Both artists blended more aspects of Juju music into the genre’s more traditional components. They used talking drums, accordion, maracas, shekere, and agogo, such as the pedal steel guitar, tenor guitar, synthesizers, and western drum kits.
Obey and KSA were the leaders of the new school, in today’s terminology. They both concurrently released popular songs, much to the joy of millions of fans all over the world.
King Sunny Ade
Sunny Ade’s music is defined by a variety of instruments, including the talking drum, a Yoruba instrument, and the guitar. His unique approach to juju music puts him in the same league as guitarists like Carlos Santana.
His music is rooted in the Yoruba tradition of singing poetic lyrics. As a result, King Sunny Ade’s music serves as a record of his people’s oral heritage for posterity.
King Sunny Ade and his band went on tour with a traditional African line-up of 20-30 musicians. They perform a spacey, improvisational style of Juju. Using tight vocal harmonies and sophisticated guitar work. They also used traditional talking drums, percussion instruments, etc.
Ebenezer Obey
Evangelist Ebenezer Obey started by trying out things with Yoruba percussion styles. He later added other instruments which in turn grew the band. Evangelist Ebenezer Obey is perfectly skilled in making complex Yoruba concepts onto the dance floor.
The Inter-Reformers band excelled at praise-singing for affluent Nigerian socialites and business tycoons. This is typical of Nigerian Yoruba social-circle music.
Ebenezer Obey, unlike Sunny Ade, is known for Christian spiritual themes in his songs. He converted to only gospel songs in the late 1990s.
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