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Sir Victor Uwaifo

Date of birth March 1, 1941
Genre Highlife
Date of death August 28, 2021

Sir Victor Uwaifo ( – ) was a legendary Nigerian musician, writer, sculptor, inventor, and academic. Best known as the "Guitar Boy," Uwaifo revolutionized the West African music landscape by fusing traditional Edo folklore with highlife, jazz, and rock, creating entirely new genres like Joromi and Ekassa. 

Sir Victor Uwaifo ( – ) was a legendary Nigerian musician, writer, sculptor, inventor, and academic. Best known as the "Guitar Boy," Uwaifo revolutionized the West African music landscape by fusing traditional Edo folklore with highlife, jazz, and rock, creating entirely new genres like Joromi and Ekassa. 

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