John Oboh (25 April 1967 – 18 September 2023) also known as Mighty Mouse, was a Nigerian music Producer, composer and musician. He pioneered the AJegunle music beat (Aj music), a Nigerian music genre that combines Edo Nigeria Esan samba, raggea and jazz.[1][2][3][4] He was awarded by the Nigerian Books of Record.[5]
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | John Aigbokhan Oboh |
| Born | 25 April 1967 Lagos State |
| Died | 18 September 2023 (aged 56) Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idiaraba |
| Genres | Ajegunle music |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, recording artist, producer |
| Labels | Jahoha Studio |
Early life
editJohn Oboh was born on 25 April 1967 into the Family of Chief Major Humphrey Etafo Oboh from Ugboha, Esan, Edo State, and Chief Mrs Comfort Eimiebaluye Oboh née Obhiemie from Emu Kingdom, Esan, Edo State, Nigeria. He is the brother of former British boxing light heavyweight champion Peter Oboh and sister to fine Artist/collector Josephine Oboh Macleod.[6] Mighty mouse attended Trinity Secondary School. He Studied music in Dublin Ireland before moving to Boston, Massachusetts, USA to study Business Administration at Roxbury Community College.[3]
Career
editJohn Oboh is known and recognised as the creator of Ajegunle music Genre in the 1990s which generated from Ajegunle a sound that surfed the airwaves across radio stations at the time.[7][8]
He created Ajegunle Music (AJ music) genre using ancient Esan samba beat, and other African percussions which he later infused with reggae and jazz music, that has come to be known and recognized as AJ music. [9]
In 1991, his sister, Mabel Oboh a broadcaster/actress and Talk Show host financed the establishment of Jahoha digital Studios. [10] As a music producer and director, he played a pivotal role in producing Daddy Showkey which popularized the dance step Galala (dance) and other dance steps such as konto, Alanta dance, Sour, etc. now associated to AJegunle music. He produced his famous single Folashade, Abuja and other famous AJegunle artists such as Daddy Fresh, etc. Jahoha studios became the great music production home for the likes of artists such as Baba Fryo, African China, Oritse Femi , Marvelous Benji, Danfo Drivers, Nico Gravity, Piper Norman, C. MacLeod of “Afro-Scot” Music Legacy and others.[11][12]
He formed a repartration sound promotions in the mid-1990s. He used his music to state the suffering of poor and the black people in the western world and encouraged the repartration of black people back to their roots (Africa) for self dignity and a stop to modern slavery. [13][4]
He died at Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idiaraba on September 18, 2023, while battling with cancer.[14][15][16]
References
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- ^ "The rise and legacy of AJbeat music from John Oboh to modern artists". pmnewsnigeria.com. Retrieved 2010-06-19.
- ^ a b "John Oboh's legacy brought together a community and united them under the banner of a unique music production". dailytimesng.com. Retrieved 2015-10-22.
- ^ a b "Pioneers of African music genre". tribuneonlineng.com. Retrieved 2022-12-12.
- ^ "Celebrating Excellence and Achievements". dailytimesng.com. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
- ^ "Nigerian music producers of this generation". /pmnewsnigeria.com. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
- ^ "AJ BEAT Icon, Nigeria Should Know". sunnewsonline.com. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
- ^ "How Daddy Showkey, Daddy Fresh, Baba Fryo became stars". vanguardngr.com. Retrieved 2017-09-16.
- ^ "Nigerian music producers of this generation". pmnewsnigeria.com. Retrieved 2013-11-23.
- ^ "Music Godfather Of Ajegunle, John Oboh Aka Mighty Mouse Is Dead". dailytrust.com. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
- ^ "A SALUTE TO THE GREAT LEGEND JOHN OBOH aka MIGHTY MOUSE". dailytimesng.com. Retrieved 2015-10-22.
- ^ "How I Met Mighty Mouse". leadership.ng. Retrieved 2021-10-22.
- ^ "I'm standing up to fight for the repatriation of Black Africans". sunnewsonline.com. Retrieved 2021-10-22.
- ^ "Tears as popular music producer dies at 57 in Lagos". vanguardngr.com. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
- ^ "Ajegunle music producer, 'Mighty Mouse', is dead". tribuneonlineng.com. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
- ^ "How Mighty Mouse hid cancer from family for 2 years". sunnewsonline.com. Retrieved 2023-09-19.