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Victor Uwaifo
Sign in to saveAlso known as The Guitar Boy, Victor Efosa Uwaifo
Nigerian musician (1941-2021)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1941
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Philosophy of life
via Open Library + Wikidata
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- Nigeria
- Active from
- 1941
- Active to
- 2021
Discography
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 3,765
- Total plays
- 24,375
Tags
nigeriaafricajoromi musicfunkhighlife
Sir Victor Uwaifo (the 'Sir' is apocryphal) is a Nigerian musician, writer, sculptor, and musical instrument inventor, born in Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria in 1941. He is famous for his joromi music. His best-known song, "Guitar Boy and Mamiwater" was a huge hit in 1966. It was inspired by an encounter (which he has long maintained actually occurred) with a mami wata (mermaid) while lounging on Bar Beach in Lagos. He also served as commissioner for arts and culture in Edo State under the gove
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Victor
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Nigeria
- Place of birth
- Benin City
- Place of death
- Benin City
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Educated at
- University of Benin
- Languages spoken
- Nigerian Pidgin
- Genre
- highlife
- Instrument
- voice
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- date of birth
- 1941-03-01
- ethnic group
- Edo people
- date of death
- 2021-08-28
- start of work period
- 1960-00-00
Sources (3)
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