Victor Abimbola Olaiya OON, (31 December 1930 – 12 February 2020), also known as Dr Victor Olaiya, was a Nigerian trumpeter who played in the highlife...

Olaiya may refer to: Moji Olaiya (1975–2017), Nigerian actress Moses Olaiya (1936–2018), Nigerian dramatist, comedian and actor Victor Olaiya (1930–2020)...

"Victor Olaiya: Nigeria's 'evil genius' trumpeter who influenced Fela Kuti". Archived 2021-05-31 at the Wayback Machine, BBC, 21 March 2020 "Victor Olaiya...

Moji Olaiya (Listen) (27 February 1975 – 17 May 2017) was a Nigerian actress. The daughter of highlife musician Victor Olaiya, Moji Olaiya began her acting...

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the Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation. He played for some time with Victor Olaiya and his All-Stars. He called his style Afrobeat, a combination of Fuji...

Charlie Parker, Thelonious Monk, and Max Roach). Allen was hired by "Sir" Victor Olaiya to play claves with his highlife band, the Cool Cats. Allen was able...

Starlight Melody Orchestra. He later played with Sammy Obot, Bobby Benson, Victor Olaiya, Chris Ajilo, and other Ghanaian and Nigerian musicians and bands. His...

the late 1950s, and was most popular during the 1960s. In contrast to Victor Olaiya, whose music was based on Ghanaian melodies and progressions, Roy Chicago...

technocrat. Ken Nwadiogbu, Visual Artist. Seyi Sodimu, Singer songwriter. Victor Olaiya, trumpeter and highlife musician. Adewale Maja-Pearce, writer A. Igoni...

band Oriental Brothers International, Bobby Benson, Osita Osadebe, Victor Olaiya, Rex Lawson, Dr Sir Warrior and Oliver De Coque. The 1970s was the era...

co-starred on a highly successful album with the Nigerian trumpeter Dr Victor Abimbola Olaiya. E. T. Mensah & The Tempos King of Highlife Anthology, four-CD box...

were inspired musically by various artists including Aretha Franklin, Victor Olaiya and Miriam Makeba. They had guidance from music producer Lemmy Jackson...

performers kept the style alive, such as Yoruba singer and trumpeter Victor Olaiya (the only Nigerian to ever earn a platinum record), Stephen Osita Osadebe...

Breweries and was posted to Kaduna, with Victor Olaiya, the leading band member, the band later became known as Victor Olaiya and the Cool Cats. While in Northern...

in Benson's band, including Roy Chicago, Sir Victor Uwaifo, Bayo Martins and Zeal Onyia. Victor Olaiya started as a trumpeter with Bobby Benson's band...

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February 4 – Asiwaju Yinka Mafe, 46, Nigerian politician February 12 – Victor Olaiya, 89, Nigerian highlife trumpeter February 14 Peter Iornzuul Adoboh,...

(Ladysmith Black Mambazo) 12 Paul English, 87, American country drummer Victor Olaiya, 89, Nigerian highlife trumpeter 13 Buzzy Linhart, 76, American folk...

produced and directed by Kunle Afolayan, and starring Sadiq Daba, Kayode Olaiya, and Demola Adedoyin. The film is set in the last months of Colonial Nigeria...

military officer (Soviet Naval Aviation, Soviet Air Defence Forces). Victor Olaiya, 89, Nigerian highlife trumpeter. Christopher Pole-Carew, 88, British...

78, South African musician (Ladysmith Black Mambazo). February 12 - Victor Olaiya, 89, Nigerian highlife trumpeter February 15 - Prince Kudakwashe Musarurwa...

bandleaders at the time. During school holidays and weekends, he jammed with Olaiya's All Stars band. After completing secondary school studies, he played with...

exposed to major local musicians such as Ayinde Bakare, Bobby Benson and Victor Olaiya. In the 1960s and 1970s he featured regularly on Federal and local radio...

Lagos island, which was designed in 1856 by Afro-Brazilian architect Victor Olaiya and Shitta-Bey mosque with its Ottoman influences by João Baptista Da...

February – Ignatius Datong Longjan, politician and Senator. 12 February – Victor Olaiya, highlife trumpeter. 14 February – Peter Iornzuul Adoboh, Roman Catholic...

Chidinma (featuring Suspect and Illbliss) "Baby Mi Da (Remix)" – DR. Victor Olaiya (featuring 2face Idibia) "Alingo" – Jude Okoye/Clarence Peters (Winner)...

with renowned Afrobeat creator Fela Anikulapo Kuti, highlife master Victor Olaiya, and was a founder of the Afro-rock group Monomono in the 1970s. Now...

performers that have performed at Afropolitan Vibes at least once. Burna Boy Victor Olaiya Yemi Alade M.I Shina Peters Nneka Falz Blitz the Ambassador Gyedu-Blay...