face
Idibia has
announced
the
signing of
prolific
and
veteran
Nigerian
musician Sir Victor Uwaifo to his new record label
HyperTek Digital.
The announcement was made on November 30,
2013 at Club Rumours, Ikeja, Lagos. The details of
the deal have not been disclosed but we know
Uwaifo will be releasing new music under the label.
‘To belong to the artistes in HyperTek is my joy. I
have the propensity to change. If you say it’s Jazz,
I’ll play Jazz. If you say it’s Hip-Hop, I’ll play it‘,
Uwaifo said at the unveiling.
‘My manager and I Efe Omorogbe, we’ve been
talking about it for quite some time and we just
decided to go for it. Sir Victor Uwaifo was really
forthcoming and he was down with the idea and
here we are today‘, 2face explains the reasons for
the signing.
Uwaifo joins Pop artiste Dammy Krane and
dancehall act Rocksteady as the fourth official
artiste under the label. No other artistes have been
announced for now.
The deal comes shortly after HyperTek rebranded
and sold some shares to a parent company
960Music, founded by former Spinlet boss Eric
Idahi.
Uwaifo is a Nigerian musician, writer, sculptor, and
musical instrument inventor, born in Benin City, Edo
State, Nigeria in 1941. His best-known song, is
‘Guitar Boy. a huge hit in 1966. He also served as
commissioner for arts and culture in Edo State
under the government of Lucky Igbinedion.
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