Highlife Musician, Joseph Osayomore Is Dead
Popular Highlife musician, Amb Osayomore Joseph has lost his life after battling with an illness.
Joseph, an indigene of Edo State, passed away on Saturday, June 11, 2022. Until his death, he was a prolific singer and one of Edo State’s prominent sons.
Joseph was born in Ugha village near Benin City, Edo State Nigeria. He is one of the early pioneers of African popular Highlife music.
His educational, anti-corruption and government critical lyrics sung in Edo but also in pidgin English reached a wide audience worldwide.
His early musical career kicked off in the Nigerian army band and he later created his own band called the “Ulele power sound”.
The musical icon, who used his talent to speak against corruption and negligence by the government, was a kidnap victim in 2017, he was released a month later.
