Popular Nigerian musician Professsor. Victor Uwaifo, has finally spoken up on his stand on the duo of Jaywon and Simi who remix his song Joromi without obtaining permission from him.
The Joromi crooner who is the former Edo state commissioner for arts and culture said he rather than dragging them to face a law suit, he will encourage them to always contact the original composer of a song if they need to make a living from the song.
Uwaifo while feeding questions from Vanguard Showtime said “they didn’t contact me before doing a remix of Joromi; but I’m like a father to them so I can’t begin to drag them to court, so let them make a living out of it, but at the same time it’s piracy.
I’ve heard it too many times on different occasions; it shows the quality of the music that has come a long way. As far as I’m concerned I’ve lived five lives from one generation to the other, so if they want to appreciate and still appreciate me, it shows the quality of the music.
It’s one thing to be an artiste and it’s another thing to stay on the scene for a long time; so I will not discourage artistes trying to remix or do another rendition of Joromi, but rather encourage them to give credit to the composer if they do”.
