Victor Uwaifo

Victor Uwaifo
1941 - 2021
Victor Uwaifo  Nigerian Inventor
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Birthday 30th November, 1940
Birthplace Benin City, Nigeria
Died 28th August, 2021
Nationality Nigerian
Occupation Inventor
Music Genre (Text) Joromi, highlife
Year(s) Active 1960s onwards, 1960s–present, 1960s–2021
Instrument (text) Electric guitar, flute, saxophone, electric piano, percussion, vocals
Record Label Hypertek Digital, 960 Music Group
Associated Acts Victor Olaiya's Cool Cats, the Melody Maestros, Victor Olaiya's Cool Cats

Prof. Sir Victor 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. He was recognized as the most educated performing music legend, musical instrument inventor, and artist worldwide with a B.A Honors (first class valedictorian), Masters degree and Ph.D in Architectural Sculpture ((Thesis: A reinvention of Benin Royal Ancestral Pieces, University of Benin, Nigeria)

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