Sir Victor Uwaifo (born 1 March 1941) is a Nigerian musician, writer, sculptor, and musical instrument inventor. He also served as commissioner for arts and culture in Edo State under the government of Lucky Igbinedion. Uwaifo is famous for his joromi music. He records under the name Sir Victor Uwaifo.

His best-known songs, "Guitar Boy" and "Mami Water", were a huge hit in 1966. "Mami Water" was inspired by an encounter (which he has long maintained actually occurred) with a "mami water" (mermaid) while lounging on Bar Beach, Lagos.

In the folklore of ancient Bini (Benin-City or Benin Empire), Joromi was a warrior (wrestler) who battled and defeated all possible rivals on earth. With no rivals on earth to engage in battle, he decided to battle with people from the Afterworld.

Defying warnings from the elders of the land he engaged in battle with a warrior from the Afterworld. He never returned to tell if he was victorious.

The story of Joromi became popular when renowned musician Sir Victor Uwaifo sang about Joromi.

mazizitonene:
If you see mami water o...

saxwizard:
happy birthday



never run away

Boboforthegirls:
Legends are born in March

DeRay98:
The generation of musical legends the man belong to are multi talented instrumentalists, who are musicians to the core.
Call any of them today to repeat the song they played 40yrs ago, they won't miss a key or tone.
But today's boys and girls in music today who are musical actors that can't reproduce the song they played last year. All you hear is "remix", that's the cover-up for not being able to repeat their own previous work.
Hail the legends