# Jide Obi > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Jide_Obi > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Jide_Obi.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jide_Obi > Source revision: 1345007822 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Nigerian music star of the 1980s (born 1962)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}} {{BLP sources|date=October 2008}} ==Early life== '''Jide Obi Ibo'''{{Audio|LL-Q33578 (ibo)-Achalugo2009-Jide Obi.wav|Listen|help=no}} (born 1962) is a Nigerian musician from the early 1980s.{{cite news |date=6 May 2005 |title=Remembering Prince Nico Mbarga |url=http://www.icicemac.com/news/print.php?nid=6321 |accessdate=16 October 2008 |work=icicemac.com }}{{Dead link|date=February 2026 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}{{Cite news |last=Kenechi |first=Stephen |date=2019-04-23 |title=Jide Obi, a legend of the 80s that defined Nigerian music |url=https://lifestyle.thecable.ng/searchlight-jide-obi-a-legend-of-the-80s-that-defined-nigerian-music-industry/ |access-date=2014-01-07 |newspaper=[TheCable](/source/TheCable)}} Jide Obi was born in [England](/source/England) to a Nigerian [barrister](/source/barrister) of England's [Lincoln Inn](/source/Lincoln_Inn), and a teacher.{{Cite web |title=jide obi early life - Google Search |url=https://www.google.com/search?q=jide+obi+early+life |access-date=2024-10-15 |website=www.google.com}} == Education == In the late 1970s he studied law at [Enugu](/source/Enugu_(city)) campus of the [University of Nigeria](/source/University_of_Nigeria), where he became friends with fellow student [Chris Okotie](/source/Chris_Okotie).{{cite news |last=Obiora |first=Alfred |title=Nigeria's Presidency - Pastor Okotie to the Rescue? |work=NigeriaWorld |date=4 March 2002 |url=http://nigeriaworld.com/columnist/uzokwe/030402.html |accessdate=23 May 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071218030140/http://nigeriaworld.com/columnist/uzokwe/030402.html |archivedate=18 December 2007 }}{{cite book | last = Timothy-Asobele | first = S. J. | title = Historical trends of Nigerian indigenous and contemporary music | publisher = Rothmed International | year = 2002 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=yLqfAAAAMAAJ }} == Career == Following Okotie's success, in the early 1980s he released his debut album "Front Page News"{{cite news | last = Nworah | first = Uche | title = Nigeria: Cheating Our Way to Success | work = Global Politician | date = 30 January 2007 | url = http://www.globalpolitician.com/22446-nigeria | accessdate = 23 May 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100103094402/http://globalpolitician.com/22446-nigeria | archive-date = 3 January 2010 | url-status = dead }} under the [Tabansi Records](/source/Tabansi_Records) label. Other hits included ''Kill Me With Love'', and ''Front Page News''. He made numerous performances on Nigerian radio and television. In November 1981, his record label, Tabansi Records, gave him his first gold disc award at the [National Theatre](/source/Royal_National_Theatre), [Surulere](/source/Surulere%2C_Lagos_State). Two years later, he toured Eastern Nigeria with [Sierra Leone](/source/Sierra_Leone)'s [Bunny Mack](/source/Bunny_Mack), backed mostly by the Comrades of Enugu, Nigeria. He has had several bands backing him, including [Guyanese](/source/Guyana) musician [Eddy Grant](/source/Eddy_Grant)'s Coach House Band, the Dukes of Freetown Sierra Leone, and the Apostles of Aba. His albums ''Front Page News'' and ''Kill Me With Love'' were both produced by [Barbados](/source/Barbados) native [Bill Campbell](/source/Bill_Campbell_(musician)). Ex-[Osibisa](/source/Osibisa) and [Funkees](/source/Funkees) guitarist [Jake Solo](/source/Jake_Solo) performed on both recordings. In 1984, Obi composed the theme tune to the [NTA](/source/Nigerian_Television_Authority) children's show ''Tales By Moonlight''. With [Dizzy K Falola](/source/Dizzy_K_Falola), Chris Okotie, and [Felix Lebarty](/source/Felix_Lebarty) he stimulated the emerging music industry of Nigeria.{{cite news | last = Adeniji | first = Olayiwola | title = For Dizzy K, a Centre of Joy | work = Africa News Service | date = 26 April 2002 }} He sang modern pop gospel, also described as pop/blues.{{cite book | last = Froelich | first = Hildegard |author2=Kris Chesky | title = Education of the Professional Musician | publisher = Routledge | year = 2000 | pages = 55 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=ir2KQ8duankC | isbn = 978-90-5755-130-7 }} He was seen as part of a movement devoted to change and opposing inequality in Nigeria.{{cite book | last = Ihonvbere | first = Julius Omozuanvbo |author2=Timothy M. Shaw | title = Illusions of Power | publisher = Africa World Press | year = 1998 | pages = [https://archive.org/details/illusionsofpower00ihon/page/136 136] | url = https://archive.org/details/illusionsofpower00ihon | url-access = registration | isbn = 978-0-86543-642-8 }} Jide Obi is known to give press interviews critical of aspects of religion. The most notable instance occurred in 1989 and 1990, when he declared religion as frequently a victimising factor. The story made the cover of Nigerian billionaire [M. K. O. Abiola](/source/M._K._O._Abiola)'s ''[National Concord](/source/National_Concord)'' magazine. In recent years, Jide Obi has been seen living in both [Britain](/source/United_Kingdom) and the United States, though he is a [recluse](/source/recluse) seldom seen in public. == Achievements == He made numerous performances on Nigerian radio and television. In November 1981, his record label, Tabansi Records, gave him his first gold disc award at the National Theatre, Surulere. Two years later, he toured Eastern Nigeria with Sierra Leone's Bunny Mack, backed mostly by the Comrades of Enugu, Nigeria.{{Cite web |title=jide obi achievements - Google Search |url=https://www.google.com/search?q=jide+obi+achievements&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiFWppZGUgb2JpIGFjaGlldmVtZW50czIFECEYoAEyBRAhGKABSNdLUP0EWOBHcAF4AZABAZgBwQKgAZY9qgEIMC4zLjI4LjK4AQPIAQD4AQGYAhegApQmwgIKEAAYsAMY1gQYR8ICBBAjGCfCAggQABiABBiiBMICCBAAGKIEGIkFwgIGEAAYFhgewgIFEAAYgATCAgsQABiABBiGAxiKBcICBRAhGJ8FwgIHECEYoAEYCpgDAIgGAZAGB5IHBjEuMi4yMKAHrnI |access-date=2024-10-15 |website=www.google.com}} == Personal life == == Discography == * Front Page News * Kill Me With Love * I Love This Place I Found * Give It Everything You Have Got * At The Disco * Wild War * Paperback Superstar * No One Can Stop Us Right Now * Everybody In The World Needs Someone * Living In The Shadows * Happy Day * Too Young * I'm Leaving Tonight * Star Of Your Life * Star Of My Life * Change Your Life * Making Friends * Save The Children{{Cite web |title=jide obi front page news - Google Search |url=https://www.google.com/search?q=jide+obi+front+page+news&stick=H4sIAAAAAAAAAONgFuLUz9U3SEnJKypQ4tVP1zc0zEo3iTcoKirWEvQtLc5MdiwqySwuCckPzs9LX8QqkZWZkqqQn5SpkFaUn1eiUJCYnqqQl1peDADmvpNZSgAAAA |access-date=2024-10-15 |website=www.google.com}} ==References== {{Reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Obi, Jide}} Category:Living people Category:1962 births Category:20th-century Nigerian male musicians Category:Igbo musicians Category:English people of Nigerian descent Category:University of Nigeria alumni --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Jide Obi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jide_Obi) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jide_Obi?action=history)). 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