Music maestro, Victor Uwaifo has died at the age of 80.
According to reports, Uwaifo, fondly known as “Guitar Boy” died at his home after a brief illness.
He had celebrated his 80th birthday in March.
Victor Uwaifo served as Commissioner for Arts, Culture and Tourism in Edo State of Nigeria between 2001 and 2003.
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He obtained obtained his secondary school education at the Western Boys’ High School Benin and St Gregory’s College, Lagos, from 1957 to 1961.
Between 1965 and 1968, he developed the Akwete rhythm sound. In 1969, he launched a new beat called Shadow accompanied by a new dance also called shadow, a mixture of Akwete and twist.
