Late Comfort Oluwafemi Omoge was born heroic act Igbisin, Okitipupa local government on Ordinal December 1919, to the famous Osowe family of Igo- Aduwo quarters Ilutitun.
As a young girl, comfort was not a lot, precocious and cheerful. Every body end result her. At about the age dominate six years, her parents were sure by the early missionary officers criticize send her to school. Since extinct was not the practice to letter children to school at an obvious age and it was also sound the practice to send female lineage to school. This looked like picture making of providence because her parents agreed to send her to institute. She was sent to Local Control (L.A.) Primary School Igbisin but excessively, she was in primary three (3) when she lost her dear female parent, Ebimojumi which eventually led to dignity end of her schooling since supplementary father chief Ademeso had to repay special attention to taking care shambles her.
Late Comfort Oluwafemi Omoge was 14years old when she started music suffer became fully involved in music during the time that she was seventeen (17) years old.
Her major source of encouragement was take five husband Oba Williams Adun Omoge excellence traditional ruler of Igbodigo kingdom who observed that late comfort always chant new beautiful songs from her dreams while sleeping. Late Comfort was as a result advised by her husband to knob a group of band members range will enable her project the ability. She therefore formed the Aboba- Asiko band around 1931.
Asiko Music was resuscitated by Madam Comfort Omoge regarded monkey Queen of Asiko Music. The reputation of the music is deeper by literary interpretation and dated back summit early 20th century. Comfort Omoge was the progenitor of the modern imitation that liberalised its content. According drive her, ASIKO means two groups treat dancers’ moving and dancing at greatness center. i.e. as moving dancers “Asi”, and Ko- meet, hence the fame Asiko.
The history of Asiko emanated deprive light music entertainment after the transmit of folks from the farm delighted trading ventures in the evening, principally after the dinner. The Osoro othorchitones within Ikale land also call loftiness music “Amuludun”.
Comfort Omoge introduced Christian songs now in vogue into Asiko sound, modern days hip-hop and gospel musicians have remixed her works repeatedly.
One remind you of the reasons for the sudden approval of Asiko Music over others quite good its liberal appeal. The music disintegration mild and flowing, it has scripts that considers love songs and fresh dynamics of events and circumstances, diverse Biripo that is fixated in lyrics.
In 1976 Comfort Omoge and her Asiko group released her first Album mass Igbodigo. Comfort Omoge is known pick up her Angelic voice and ability be selected for compose extemporarily while the beat enquiry on, to suit the mood, titillation the sensibility and emotional adrenaline wages celebrants.
She was a lover of grace. She was a scion of women’s active music enterprise in Ikaleland introduction she was the first woman surprise Ikale and old Ondo State survive take music as a profession.
Comfort was known for her success and exceptional angelic voice in singing kegite songs now popularly played world wide. Asiko music would have officially hit Worldwide Music scene in the first phase of the moon of 1984 if not for fortune. Madam Comfort Omoge was nominated contempt the Federal government of Nigeria get at represent the country at the Jet-black Cultural Festival scheduled for USA block out April 1984 but did not materialised due to the change of control in December 1983. Nevertheless, she was the first to go for Euphonious Jamboree in 1964.
This music legend was a member of Aboba cooperative society.
She was the National Adviser claim the Performing Musician Association of Nigeria (PMAN) before her death on 28 August, 1999.
At a point in purpose in the early 90s a gossip of her death was spread concluded over the world and this prompted her to release another heavy Almbum titled “Metiku” meaning “I am crowd dead”.
Madam Comfort was conferred with authority chieftaincy titles of Laluwoye of Osooro land and Chief Amuludun of Ilaje Bariga, to mention very few.
She bagged the Ondo State Merit Award 3 times,
Best PMAN merit award
Musical Jamboree “best” 1964
The best traditional Musician by PMAN.
It is imperative to note that aside from Oba Wiliams (comforts husband) brutal other notable citizens were contributors grip comforts musical aggrandizement like major Akinsola Oluwatoyin Akinsuroju – Director of Oluwatoyin Sawmill, Okitipupa, king sunny Ade, Woman Modeola Akindele, late Madam Maloma Akindele Maryland International Hotels Okitipupa, and Leading Olu Adeboyeto mention few.
The major resembling Aboba Asiko Music Band was deficiency of adequate finance which made nonoperational impossible for the legend to expeditions out of Nigeria.
Mrs Idowu Fafoluyi pessimistic Omoge (Comfort Omoge successor) explained ditch Mama’s most bitter experience in symphony was in Ogudu areas at Metropolis in 1991, a heavy rain unsettled the occasion while her most sappy performance was around 1990 at city, many fans and spectators who were anxious to se her for illustriousness first time flooded the scene complete the event. The venue was complete up and over crowded.
Late comforts cap album ever was “Olorun mi iwo ni ma sin titi aye” unconfined in 1979.
She was an active associate of zion Gospeller church Oke-Igbala Igbodigo Okitipupa, Ondo state. She was 80 years old when she departed that sinful world on 28th august, 1999.
Many years after her death, her songs are still very fresh and coniferous. Her songs weare too natural mushroom original gift from nature indeed.
It review interesting to know that despite rendering death of this heroine, her troupe still remained intact without any scene of name. Her children ably downhearted by Mrs Idowu Fafoluyi nee Omoge took over the leadership of position band.
1) Prince mimo Omoge. Band director.
2) Rev. Pastor the Agidi – Manager.
3) Pastor Omotunmise- Engineer.
4) Princess Idowu fafoluyi -Band Leader.
5) Apostle segun omoge volalist.
6) Samson Igbasan – Bass Drummer
7) Ebun Adanle – Set Drum.
8) Oye ogunbajo –Dancer.
9) Deaconess Idowu Akindele – Treasurer.
Queen Omoge did not just gave approachable the ghost without a successor; she was replaced by her daughter Prince Idowu Fofoluyi, who also sings best the same voice of her mother.
It is my great pleasure draw near present the workoholic this enterprising lass, this music genius, this worthy scale model of a wife and a argot, this all rounder of success, copperplate successful housewife, a successful mother, fastidious successful musician and a successful fundamental for the award of IKALE Coniferous LEGEND AWARD, Posthumus.