Jacob Nguni

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Also known as
  • Pa Jay
  • Micro-wave
Born(1956-11-22)22 November 1956
Kumba, Cameroon
Died25 April 2015(2015-04-25) (aged 58)
Washington, D.C., United States
Occupations
  • Musician
  • songwriter
Jacob Nguni
Also known as
  • Pa Jay
  • Micro-wave
Born(1956-11-22)22 November 1956
Kumba, Cameroon
Died25 April 2015(2015-04-25) (aged 58)
Washington, D.C., United States
Occupations
  • Musician
  • songwriter
Years active1974–2015
Formerly of
  • Rocafil Jazz
  • Waza Collection
  • A.B. Waza
  • Rocafil.W.I
  • Jacob Nguni & the Sweet Mother Band

Jacob Nguni (22 November 1956 – 25 April 2015), nicknamed "Pa Jay" or "Micro-wave", was a Cameroonian highlife singer and guitarist. His partnership with Prince Nico Mbarga produced the hit song "Sweet Mother", which redefined the era of highlife music in Africa.

Nguni died in his sleep on 25 April 2015 in Washington, D.C.[1][2][3]

Jacob Nguni was born on 22 November 1956 in Fiango, Kumba, as the last of his parents' four children.[4] He loved music from a young age and began to play guitar in college. He eventually moved to Nigeria.[4]

Career

Ill-health and death

References

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