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Don Jazzy
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Music Household Name

Don Jazzy

born 1982

The producer behind much of modern Nigerian pop

Household Name is level 4 of 4 in the Nigeria Hall of Fame: known and loved across the country, whatever the body of work behind it. See how the levels work.

Why they are here

As producer and label boss he shaped the sound of Nigerian pop for a generation, and is as recognisable as most of the artists he records.

Born Michael Collins Ajereh in November 1982, Don Jazzy built Mo' Hits and then Mavin Records, and produced a large share of the records that defined Nigerian popular music through the 2000s and 2010s.
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