Nigerian Music Legend, Dayo Kujore Dies At 63

Nigerian music legend, Dayo Kujore has died at the age of 63.

It was learned that the ‘Juju’ maestro died on Monday at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) Ikeja, Lagos State.

Confirming the death of the 63-year-old singer, his daughter, Ayinke Kujore said her father died on Monday afternoon from a brief illness.

The music legend, who was born on April 4, 1958, in Abeokuta, Ogun State, became prominent in the music industry for creating a new tune from the Juju genre called Soko music.

Kujore started his music career by playing the guitar at 10 and went on to release albums like Elevation, Wisdom, Joy, Easy Life, and the popular Soko Xtra.