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Legendary Highlife Musician Pa Chris Ajilo Is Dead

  • The Highlife singer dies at age 91
  • Ajilo is known for classic songs, like Eko o Gba Gbere, Ariwo and Emi Mimo
  • Chris Ajilo the last of a generation of veterans like Victor Olaiya, Bobby Benson and others that formed the Nigerian Union of Musicians, the first guild for musicians.

Veteran musician and producer, Pa Chris Ajilo is  dead.

Pa Christopher Ajilore hails from Ijebu-Ijesa and died at the age of 91.

As gathered by  EKO HOT BLOG, The musician died on Saturday morning after he was rushed to Wesley Guild Hospital, Ilesha where he was confirmed dead.

According to his friends, musicians Orlando Julius and Latoya Aduke, Chris Ajilo was hale and hearty when they visited him on Thursday.

“It is a painful loss to us. I took Orlando to see him on Thursday at his house. Pa was so happy,” says Latoya, wife of Orlando Julius.

Chris Ajilo songs include, ‘Eko Gba Gbere’, ‘Ariwo’ and ‘Emi Mimo’.

He is the last of the generation of veterans like Victor Olaiya, Bobby Benson and others that formed the Nigerian Union of Musician, the first guild for musicians.

Chris Ajilo was also a producer for polygraph turned Polygram Records who produced several albums including the most memorable of Chief Stephen Osita Osadebe’s ‘Osondu Owendi.’

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