Renowned highlife legend and “Gwo Gwo Gwo crooner, Mike Ejeagha, is dead.
He died at the age of 95.
Ejeagha known for incorporating proverbs into his music, passed on Friday night at about 8 p.m. at the 32 Garrison Hospital in Enugu after a protracted illness.
His eldest son, Emma Ejeagha, confirmed his passing.
Born on April 4, 1930, Mike Ejeagha launched his music career in the mid-20th century and significantly influenced the evolution of music in the Igbo language for over six decades.
He gained widespread fame after he was invited by the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) as a guest presenter for an Igbo program, ‘Akuko N Egwu’, in 1972.
He is survived by his wife, children, and grandchildren.
