Victor Uwaifo was one of the major acts whose influence before the war transcended the civil war. His monster hit “Joromi” released on the Philips label just before the Nigerian political crisis flared up in 1966, remained a dominant force as the war ended in 1970. As the post war Nigerian recording industry gained strength, Sonny Okosun, who had operated under the radar for a while in the showbiz circle, chose the period around 1971 to positively announce himself as a major act at EMI Nigeria. Okosun had performed in…
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