Music legend, Sir Victor Uwaifo has passed away. He was 80
years old.
In his lifetime, Uwaifo was a prolific songwriter, sculptor,
music and instrument inventor.
Popularly known as ‘Guitar boy’, the legendary Nigerian died
after a brief illness.
Uwaifo was honoured with the National Merit Honours of
Member of the Order of the Niger (MON).
He was the country’s first Commissioner for Arts, Culture
and Tourism and winner of the first gold disc in Africa (Joromi), released in
1965.
Uwaifo obtained a B.A. Honors (first class valedictorian),
Masters degree and Ph.D in Architectural Sculpture, University of Benin
(UNIBEN).
The deceased lectured at the UNIBEN’s Department of Fine and
Applied Art.
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