Lagos, Nigeria, June 24, 2016 – The works of Nigeria’s musical prodigy, Innocent Idibia and those of Nigeria’s grand master of highlife music, Sir Victor Uwaifo are scheduled to be unveiled at the Grammy Museum’s new exhibit dubbed “Sounds of Africa”.
The event which will focus on displaying and celebrating legacies in the African music industry will feature other legendary acts like Angelique Kidjo, Salif Keith, Mafikizolo among others.
These artistes who are also winners of Grammy awards and BET awards respectively, are being celebrated for their creative process as well as the art/ technology of their recording process.
The event which is put together by Grammy Museum and Black Entertainment Television (BET) will hold on the 24th of June, 2016 and will be on temporary display till the end of the year.
The exhibition will feature handwritten lyrics, costumes, and an array of rare musical instruments. Other legendary artistes on exhibition include Nigerian visual artist Laolu Senbanjo, Nigerian singer/ songwriter Sir Victor Uwaifo, Ice Prince and Congolese rumba singer/songwriter Tabu Ley Rochereau.
