JUST IN: Highlife Maestro, Joromi Exponent, Prof. Victor Uwaifor is dead

JUST IN: Highlife Maestro, Joromi Exponent, Prof. Victor Uwaifor is dead

One of the earliest Highlife Music superstar in Nigeria, Victor Uwaifor is dead.

A close source to the family confirmed this to The Eaglesforesight on Saturday.

The source said he died after a brief illness.

The ‘Guitar boy’ as he was fondly called celebrated his 80th birthday in March.

Uwaifo is also the first professional musicians to be awarded with the National Merit Honours of Member of the Order of the Niger (MON).

He was also the first Commissioner for Arts, Culture and Tourism in Nigeria.

PROFILE:

Prof. Sir Victor Uwaifo (MON) (born 1 March 1941)[1] was a Nigerian musician, writer, sculptor, and musical instrument inventor, University lecturer. A music legend, first Honorable Commissioner for Arts, Culture and Tourism in Nigeria. He was the winner of the first gold disc in Africa (Joromi) released in 1965 and seven other gold discs in Guitar boy, Arabade, Ekassa series and Akwete music.

He recorded under the name Victor Uwaifo and His TItibitis. He is recognized as the most educated performing music legend, musical instrument inventor, artist, worldwide with a B.A Honors (first class valedictorian), Masters degree and Ph.D in Architectural Sculpture, (University of Benin, Nigeria)

Victor Uwaifo