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Guitar Boy, sculptor, instrument inventor, university lecturer and commissioner — and the man who won the first gold record ever awarded on the continent.
Victor Efosa Uwaifo, born 1 March 1941, was a Nigerian musician, writer, sculptor, inventor of musical instruments, university lecturer and Nigeria's first commissioner for Arts, Culture and Tourism.
His 1965 single Joromi won the first gold disc awarded in Africa, and he took seven more, for Guitar Boy, Arabade, the Ekassa series and his Akwete music. He played early on with Victor Olaiya's All Stars and with Stephen Osita Osadebe before leading his own band. He died on 28 August 2021.
His 1965 single Joromi won the first gold disc awarded in Africa, and he took seven more, for Guitar Boy, Arabade, the Ekassa series and his Akwete music. He played early on with Victor Olaiya's All Stars and with Stephen Osita Osadebe before leading his own band. He died on 28 August 2021.
- Wikipedia — Victor Uwaifo
- Afropop Worldwide — Victor Uwaifo, rest in peace
- Afropop Worldwide — Sir Victor Uwaifo, superstar: in his own words
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