Pa Fatai Rolling Dollar
Nigeria's oldest highlife music legend, Pa Fatai Olayiwola Olagunju popularly known as Fatai Rolling Dollar is dead. He died this morning after a brief illness at a Lagos hospital. He was 86 years.
Born in Ede, Osun State in 1926 to the family of Late Chief Olagunju.
The "Won Kere Si Number Wa" crooner had his music break in 1953. Though, had a setback for some decades. He was given a new lease of life by the French Cultural Centre after decades of struggling to make ends meet.
Through this sponsorship, he released the popular "Won Kere Si Number Wa" for one of the CDMA Telecommunications operators in Nigeria, under Jazzhole Records in mid 2000.
He is survived by three wives and 16 children.
Oh what a loss! RIP.
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