Oyibo Rebel
Oyibo Rebel
Oyibo Rebel (January 2nd, 1991) real name “Fares Boulos” is a Nigerian American singer and songwriter.
Early life
Fares was born in Houston, Texas, United States. His grandmother was born in Ivory Coast and his mother, a Lebanese was born in Burkina Faso. He was five when his family moved to Nigeria due to family business. His dad founded SCOA Motors, a car dealership in Lagos. His mom has also grown to have an organization called SPAN in Lagos.
Education
Fares moved out of Nigeria to study Liberal Arts (Theatre) in Los Angeles, California, United States.
Career
Oyibo Rebel started rapping while in the University of California, Los Angeles. He started to give music a thought after listening to Fela Anikulapo Kuti. He often goes to the Shrine to catch the vibe and see Femi Kuti.
Fares came through with his first song “Oyibo Rebel” and as that time he had adopted the stage name “Farastafarian”.
He returned to Nigeria in 2012 and continued his music career.
With inspiration from the likes of Timaya, D’Banj, Wande Coal, Oyibo Rebel grew to be a star widely known.
He released a single titled “One day”.
He later decided to do something new with a new concept and hence the name “Oyibo Rebel”.
He returned to Lagos permanently in 2019 and met with the producer, T-Weezy as both worked together to create new sound and style.
Social media
Oyibo Rebel is very active on social media, with a fan base of over 35.9k followers on Instagram. He shares information about himself and what she does. He enjoys chatting and sharing positive information about his career (music videos and pictures) with his fans.
Interview
During one of his interview sections, he stated that
“He returned to Nigeria in continuation of my career and I am so happy to associate with the big names in the music industry.
I release my first single and it’s was a delight.
Am looking forward to featured other top artists” .
Associating with
Oyibo Rebel has worked with top artists which include the likes of Timaya, D’Banj, Wande Coal, 2face Idibia, and many others.