Veteran Nigerian singer, Prof. Victor Uwaifo,
has accused music stars, Jaywon and Simi of
remixing his hit song ‘Joromi’ without obtaining
permission from him.
According to the singer who was one-time Edo
State Commissioner for Arts and Culture, he
won’t be suing but encouraged new generation
singers to give credit for their work.
Here’s what he said in his exclusive chat with
Vanguard Showtime; “They didn’t contact me before doing a remix
of Joromi; but I’m like a father to
them so I
can’t begin to drag them to court, so
let them
make a living out of it, but at the
same time
it’s piracy.
I’ve heard it too many times on
different
occasions; it shows the quality of the
music that
has come a long way. As far as I’m
concerned
I’ve lived five lives (from one
generation to
the other), so if they want to
appreciate and
still appreciate me, it shows the
quality of the
music. .
It’s one thing to be an artiste and
it’s
another thing to stay on the scene for
a long
time; so I will not discourage
artistes trying to
remix or do another rendition of
Joromi, but
rather encourage them to give credit
to the
composer if they do”.
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