Episode 1272
Jacob Nguni
Tue, 2020-Oct-27 00:01 UTC
Length - 1:32
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Welcome to random Wiki of the Day where we read the summary of a random Wikipedia page every day.
The random article for Tuesday, 27 October 2020 is Jacob Nguni.
Jacob Nguni (22 November 1956 – 25 April 2015), nicknamed "Pa Jay" or "Micro-wave", was a Cameroonian singer, high-life guitarist, activist, humorist whose partnership with late Prince Nico Mbarga as a lead guitarist produced songs like Sweet Mother that redefined the era of High-life music in Africa. The song would go on to become the Africa's best selling song with 13 million copies. The song was equally voted in 2004 in a BBC poll as Africa's favourite song.
He died in his sleep in the late hours of Saturday 25 April 2015 in Washington D. C.
This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:01 UTC on Tuesday, 27 October 2020.
For the full current version of the article, see Jacob Nguni on Wikipedia.
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