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Sir victor uwaifo biography examples
Sir Victor Uwaifo – Biography, Age, Wife, Family, Net Worth ....
Victor Uwaifo
Nigerian musician (1941–2021)
Musical artist
Victor Efosa UwaifoMON (1 March 1941 – 28 August 2021)[1] 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.[2] 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".[3]
Early life and education
Victor Efosa Uwaifo was born in Benin City, Edo State, Colonial Nigeria[4] and obtained his secondary school education at the Western Boys' High School Benin and St Gregory's College, Lagos, from 1957 to 1961.
He began playing guitar when he was 12 years old, his earliest popular music influences being records of Spanish and Latin American music.[5] He studied graphics at Y