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Nigeria: Victor Olaiya - Stadium Hotel, Highlife, and Nostalgia
The Conversation Africa, 27 April 2020
With Victor Olaiya's death, an important chapter in the history of Nigeria's popular music was closed. After 60 brilliant years as a bandleader, composer, and performer of highlife… Read more »
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Nigeria: Lai Mohammed Mourns Victor Olaiya
Premium Times, 13 February 2020
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has said the death of the music legend, Victor Olaiya, is a great loss to the creative industry in particular and the entire… Read more »
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Nigeria: Victor Olaiya Dies At 89
This Day, 13 February 2020
Highlife music legend, Sir Victor Olaiya, has died at the age of 89 years. Read more »
Nigerian Highlife Music Icon Victor Olaiya Dies
News of Victor Olaiya's death has sent shockwaves throughout the Nigerian music industry, with many entertainers mourning and expressing their condolences. The musician rose to global fame in the 1950s through his blend of gripping highlife sound. He was 89.
