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Highlife great Sir Victor Uwaifo is dead

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Highlife great Sir Victor Uwaifo is dead

 

Legendary highlife artiste, Prof Sir Victor Efosa Uwaifo, renowned for his all-time hit Joromi has died at the age of 80, according to a Facebook post by one his son.

Uwaifo Peter de Rock, broke the news of the demise of his father, a professor of Visual Arts at the University of Benin, on his social media page on Saturday evening.

“Daddy whyyyyyyyyyy did you leave us now? Prof Sir Victor UWAIFO has gone to rest. Black Saturday for me nooow… One week now after collaborating with me,” the young Uwaifo wept with emojis full of sadness.

Peter did not disclose his father’s cause of death

The revered musicologist once served as Commissioner for Arts and Culture in Edo State Government.

He was a leading member of Nigeria’s collective management organisation (CMO), Copyright Society of Nigeria (COSON).

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