OBITUARY: FUNK LEGEND WILLIAM ONYEABOR IS DEAD !

 Nigerian funk legend William Onyeabor died at aged 70. A statement on social media said: “It is with incredibly heavy hearts that we have to announce that the great Nigerian business leader and mythic music pioneer William Onyeabor has passed away at the age of 70.

“He died peacefully in his sleep following a brief illness, at his home in Enugu, Nigeria.
“An extraordinary artist, businessman and visionary, Mr. Onyeabor composed and self-released 9 brilliant albums of groundbreaking electronic-funk from 1977-1985, which he recorded, pressed and printed at Wilfilms Limited—his personal pressing plant in southeast Nigeria.”

He leaves four children and four grandchildren.

In his first appearance on BBC 6 Music’s Lauren Laverne Show in December 2014 he said: “I only create music that will help the world.”

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