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Victor Olaiya
Victor Olaiya is credited on 50 releases across 15 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1960–2014 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
50
Pressings credited
15
Albums
6
Decades active
1
In collections
Biography
Victor Abimbola Olaiya , (31 December 1930 – 12 February 2020), also known as Dr Victor Olaiya, was a Nigerian trumpeter who played in the highlife style. Though famous in Nigeria during the 1950s and early 1960s, Olaiya received little recognition outside his native country. Alhaji Alade Odunewu of the Daily Times called him "The Evil Genius of Highlife."
Bio from Wikipedia
Credited work
50 releases · 15 albums · active 1960–2014
- Performance · 84
- Other credits · 7
Studios: Philips' Sound Studio · Patsol Studios, Sabo, Yaba
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- "Victor Ola-Iya & His ""All Stars"""
- Karl Hector
- Dr Victor Olaiya & His International Stars Band
- "Victor Olaiya & His ""All Stars"""
- Dr. Victor Olaiya And His International All Stars
- "Victor Ola-Iya And His ""Cool Cats"""
- Victor Ola-Iya & His All Stars
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