Lemmy Jackson, born Otu Udofa, was the sonic architect behind some of Nigeria’s most defining Pop and Reggae records of the 1980s. Trained in both metallurgy and music, he began his career in London as a keyboardist for the band BLO before returning to Nigeria in 1981 to join Time Communications.

There, he produced Oby Onyioha’s I Want To Feel Your Love and released his own debut album, Tonight, blending Afrobeat rhythms with disco and boogie in a style that captured the era’s energy. His sound was sleek yet rooted, giving Nigerian Pop a fresh, modern edge.

Jackson later turned to Reggae, producing landmark hits like Ras Kimono’s What’s Gwan? and Majek Fashek’s Send Down the Rain, as well as Wait for Me, a popular duet by Onyeka Onwenu and King Sunny Adé.