Victor Uwaifo

Victor Uwaifo
MON
Also known asGuitar boy
Born
Victor Efosa Uwaifo

(1941-03-01)1 March 1941
Benin City,
Colonial Nigeria
OriginEdo State
Died28 August 2021(2021-08-28) (aged 80)
Benin City, Nigeria
GenresHighlife
OccupationMusician
Years active1960–2021
LabelsHypertek Digital,
960 Music Group
Formerly ofThe Melody Maestros


Victor Efosa Uwaifo MON (1 March 1941 – 28 August 2021) was a Nigerian musician, writer, sculptor, and musical instrument inventor, university lecturer, music legend, and the 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".

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