One of the frontline actresses, talk
show hosts and directors in Nigeria, who conquered the screens in the
80s, Mabel Oboh has expressed profound gratitude to the organizers
of the Ajegunle to the World Concert, which recently held at the
Landmark Event Centre, Oniru, Lagos, for recognizing the imperative
role she played in helping to groom the music stars that came out of
Ajegunle.
Mabel is John Oboh a.k.a Mighty
Mouse's sister. He was the man behind the creation of Ajegunle beat .
She expressed her gratitude to the organizers while speaking with
newsmen in Lagos.
For her, she never knew that the
little help she gave to her brother to set up the first ever musical
studio in the ghetto called, Jahoha Studios, where the likes of Daddy
Showkey, Daddy Fresh, Baba Fyro, Marvellous Benji among other great
stars were trained would later earn her a place in the history of the
evolution of Ajegunle music.
"I never knew it would come to
this. When I gave that financial support to my brother for me , it
was a forgotten story. Believing in my brother and his dream, I felt
that something was going to come out of it. But now, that they have
recognized my contribution, I am really honoured. The support I was
giving to my brother then, led to the grooming of great musicians in
Nigeria. I am glad that I am alive to give this recognition award,"
Mabel, who recently announced her decision to stage a comeback to her
first love- acting enthused.
On how the Jahoha Studios was
established, Mabel disclosed that in 1991, her brother. Mighty Mouse
approached her for financial assistance, saying he had a dream about
AJ music. "
"Narrating, she said "My
brother approached in 1991 , when I was in Ireland that he had a
dream about AJ music. It was not that I had that kind of money at
that time, but I went out of my way to buy the equipment for him to
set up the studio. That gave birth to AJ Music. They feel that
without that support I gave to my brother's dream, there wouldn't
have been anything like AJ music today."
Mabel, who studied Criminologist at
Bucks new University Buckinghamshire hit the limelight in the 80s,
producing one of the popular sitcoms, “Victims” which ran on NTA
for years and featuring at a time, Adiela Onyedibia’s adaptation of
Chinua Achebe’s “Things Fall Apart”.
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