Today, joins the world to celebrate legendary sir victor uwaifo, proudly one of nigerias living legends in the music world as he turns a year older. Join napster and access fulllength songs on your phone, computer or home audio device. Sir victor uwaifo mixtape best victor uwaifo mp3 songs dj. Nov 11, 2017 even after three decades of reign as highlife maestro, guitar boy, as he is fondly called, sir victor uwaifo, has remained relevant on the nigerian music scene by reason of his evergreen songs, like mami water, guitar boy, and many others. Download the best of sir victor uwaifo songs mixtape for free. Guitar boy victor uwaifo learned his skills watching e.
Early in his career, he was a member of bobby bensons highlife band. A rich array of arts surrounds her, as well as a host of other aquatic spiritsall honoring the essential, sacred nature of water. Veteran highlife musician, sir victor uwaifo, has revealed that nigerian singers, simi and jaywon, failed to seek his permission before making the different remixes of his song, joromi. Following a stint with victor olaiyas band, he honed his sound during the 60s using pidgin and edo dialects, palm wine styles and traditional ekassa and gdadagbada, becoming an incredible player and showman in his own right.
Are you of the opinion that majek fashek and victor uwaifo have been. Sir victor uwaifo guitar boy mammy water audio download. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. According to sir victor, mami water was inspired by an encounter with a mermaid while he was chilling at bar beach in lagos. Jaywon, simi, remixed joromi without my permission sir. Mammy water stunning photos of pastor chris okoties. Mami water was inspired by an encounter which he has long maintained actually occurred with a mami water while lounging on bar beach, lagos. If you see mami water ohh, if you see mami water ohh, never never you run away, ehh, ehh, discovered using shazam, the music discovery app. Sir victor uwaifo and his melody maestroes ekassa 24 youtube. This is the best of nigerian old school highlife songs by the veteran artiste. Chapter one introducing victor uwaifo one of the most important. Moi cest victor et sur ma chaine je vous propose entre autres des reprises musicales variees, des sketchs, des courtmetrages ou encore des videos lifestyle.
Oct 14, 2015 this is indeed a blend of the old school and new school as sir victor uwaifo popularly known for his hit songs guitar boy and mami water makes a comeback with a new single titled tupepe which is the 2nd visuals of his legend reborn. The old school music legend teams up with the new school music legend 2face idibia to deliver this beautiful piece of. Davido tests negative for the second time brymos yellow album is the rave on social media. The definitive story of 1970s funky lagos, and nigeria 70. The 78 year old veteran artiste is still an active singer and.
Guitar boy guitar boy if you see mami water ohh, if you see mami water ohh, never never you run away, ehh, ehh. With underground smash hits such as chop chop, follow the. Sir victor uwaifo guitar boy recorded version duration. May, 2019 according to sir victor, mami water was inspired by an encounter with a mermaid while he was chilling at bar beach in lagos. Victor uwaifo is a nigerian musician, writer, sculptor, and musical instrument inventor, born in benin city, edo state, nigeria in 1941.
Dec 27, 2018 sir victor uwaifo is a nigerian musician, writer, sculptor, and musical instrument inventor born in benin city, edo state, nigeria in 1941, he is famous for his ekassa music. In an exclusive chat, the onetime edo state commissioner for arts and culture opened. Victors on water is a good neighborhood restaurant on the main drag of excelsior they have sidewalk dining and a nice, new indoor dining. Sir victor uwaifo music, videos, stats, and photos. Sir victor uwaifo songs are some of the best highlife music mp3 download you would ever come across. Uwaifo made history in nigeria when he won the first golden record in nigeria, west africa and africa for his song joromi in 1996.
Arts for water spirits in africa and its diasporas, african arts on deepdyve, the largest online rental service for scholarly research with thousands of academic publications available at your fingertips. Apparently the lyrics come from something that uwaifo claims happened to him in the 60s. Victor revolutionized the rodent control market in 1898 with the invention of its springbased mouse trap. His bestknown songs, guitar boy and mami water, were a huge hit in 1966. Here are 5 evergreen songs from music legend sir victor uwaifo. N was born on 1st of march 1941 in benin city, nigeria. She said to him, guitar boy, if you see mammy wata, never never you run away. Our continued success at offering reliable solutions has ensured our place as a leader in the rodent control field, having manufactured over a billion of the original snap trap that made us famous. Celebrating the music maestro, the governor noted that uwaifo is a multitalented artist, whose inventiveness, talent, doggedness, and hard work is taking him farther in life than many of. During summer months, village of victor water conservation code is in effect. The same holds true for the water pipes in your homes. Victors on water restaurant excelsior, mn opentable.
Uwaifo, sir victor guitar boy superstar 19701976 amazon. Properties with even numbered addresses may only water on even calendar days between the hours of midnight and 7 a. The guy that brought us great hits like yahooze, kamakazi, nawti and other great songs, olu maintain is back again and this time he collaborates with nigerian music legend 2face idibia in a new highlife single cinderella which happens to be his first release this year, 2015. As a solo artist, uwaifo made history in nigeria when he was awarded the first gold record. Sir victor uwaifo ft ice prince kirikisi fire and ice version. Find sir victor uwaifo guitar boy lyrics and search for sir victor uwaifo. Sir victor uwaifo is a nigerian musician, writer, sculptor, and musical instrument inventor, born in benin city, edo state, nigeria in 1941. Tell us about your encounter with the mammy water in lagos. This is indeed a blend of the old school and new school as sir victor uwaifo popularly known for his hit songs guitar boy and mami water makes a comeback with a new single titled tupepe which is the 2nd visuals of his legend reborn.
His bestknown songs, guitar boy and mami water were a huge hit in 1966. Sir victor uwaifo is a nigerian musician, writer, sculptor, and musical instrument inventor born in benin city, edo state, nigeria in 1941, he is famous for his ekassa music. Sir victor uwaifo ft ice prince kirikisi fire and ice version 12 nov, 2014. Sir, victor a multi talented nigerian musician, writer, sculptor, and musical instrument inventor who plays the xylophone, sax, clarinet, piano, guitar, bass guitar and many other musical instruments. A rich array of arts surrounds her, as well as a host of other aquatic spirits. Music profile for sir victor uwaifo, born 1 march 1941. Mermaids are real, sir victor uwaifo narrates how he met one. Oct 07, 20 im digging this modernized version of sir victor uwaifos classic song mami water by simply rich.
Essien igbokwe raskimono king sunny ade sunny okosun oyenka edna. Sir victor uwaifo guitar boy recorded version youtube. Download sir victor uwaifo joromi 1969 music, video. Im digging this modernized version of sir victor uwaifos classic song mami water by simply rich. Victor olaiya in the 1960s, art alade in the 1980s, lieutenant shotgun in the 1990s and victor olaiya and tuface in 20. After the attempted coup, guitar boy was banned by the nlc from radio airplay in ghana. At once beautiful, protective, seductive, and dangerous, the water spirit mami wata mother water is celebrated throughout much of africa and the african atlantic. In fact, his song joromi has legendary status in the nigerian music industry today as well as his guitar boy and mami water which he. Victor uwaifo a multifarious and highly talented individual, internationally award winning music maestro, artist, sculptor, engineer, academician, ph. Sir victor uwaifo playing his guitar with latest invention, the flesh and metal 6th finger.
As we wish him a very happy birthday, we would like to. Mami water was inspired by an encounter which he has long maintained actually. Sir victor uwaifo come for simi and jayson in new interview. Music legend sir victor uwaifo clocks 76 shakarasquare. You can climb and seat on the saddle to take a snapshot read more.
Guitarboy superstar is the first survey of the long career of the legendary nigerian musician, artist and poet victor uwaifo, one of nigerias greatest stars a longoverdue release that puts victor uwaifo next to other nigerian greats better known in the west. He attended western boys high school in benin city and st. The operation was named guitar boy, after a popular song by nigerian musician victor uwaifo, in which the west african water goddess, the mami wata, had given him a guitar and asked him to make good music. Mami wata thing, it is something thats common in africa here, water spirit. Sir victor uwaifos presence looms over his birthplace, benin city. Mmmg artiste selebobo unveils his first official single of the year 2018 titled topic. Uwaifo obtained his secondary school education at the western boys high school benin and st. Even after three decades of reign as highlife maestro, guitar boy, as he is fondly called, sir victor uwaifo, has remained relevant on the nigerian music scene by reason of his evergreen songs, like mami water, guitar boy, and many others. Sir victor uwaifo guitar boy superstar 1970 76 full. Joromi was very popular then that it coined a slangs amongst the young ones. The old school music legend teams up with the new school music legend 2face idibia to deliver this beautiful piece of song. Sir victor uwaifo mon born 1 march 1941 is a nigerian musician, writer, sculptor, and. Richard otogboro popularly known as simply rich is an afro hiphop artiste who is on a mission to elevate the status of the african hip hop scene. Guitar boy guitar boy if you see mami water ohh, if you see mami water ohh, never neve.
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