10 Unique Things To Know About Victor Uwaifo

Hours after his death, tributes from colleagues and fans have started pouring in.

Popular Nigerin Musicain and entertainer Sir Victor Uwaifo who was on Saturday, August 28, 2021, announced dead.

The musician legend aged 80 was one of Nigeria’s most successful entertainers until death. His success was a force to be reckoned with especially by the intellectual thoughts and processes he brought to his music.

Hours after his death, tributes from colleagues and fans have started pouring in.

Here are ten outstanding things to know about the music legend Sir Victor Uwaifo:

He had a first class degree from the University of Benin.
He was a music instrument inventor and did many innovations with the guitar. He was also fondly referred to as ‘Guitar Boy’.
He introduced different genres of music including Akwete, Ekassa.
Sir Victor Uwaifo was also a successful sculptor.
He was the winner of the first gold disc in Africa and he won it through his evergreen single, Joromi.
He was indeed the most academically accomplished musician of his era not only in Nigeria but arguably in the world.
He also had a Masters degree and Ph.D in Architectural Sculpture.
He was the first person ever appointed to the portfolio of Arts and Culture under the Governor Lucky Igbenedion administration.