Veteran Highlife musician and cultural icon, Mike Ejeagha, famed for his hit “Gwo Gwo Gwo Ngwo,” has died at the age of 95.
Ejeagha passed away on Friday night at approximately 8:00 p.m. at the 32 Garrison Hospital in Enugu, after a prolonged battle with illness, his eldest son, Emma Ejeagha, confirmed.
Known for weaving Igbo proverbs and storytelling into music, Ejeagha was a prominent figure on Nigerian airwaves throughout the 1980s.
His 1983 classic, “Gwo Gwo Gwo Ngwo,” experienced a resurgence in 2024 when comedian and influencer Chukwuebuka Emmanuel Amuzi, popularly known as Brain Jotter, featured the song in a viral dance challenge that captivated audiences across social media platforms.
May his soul rest in the hands our lord jesus christ forever.
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Sabi man!
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Your impact in highlife music will not be forgotten
Rest well great man..
May God grant him eternal rest
He waited for the right time to move,, good bye sir
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Rest well in the bossom of the Lord
At least he had that fame before he passed on. Not all those after death fame!
Rest in peace SIR.
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