25 April 2015(2015-04-25) (aged 58) Washington D.C., United States
Occupation(s)
Guitarist, singer, songwriter
Years active
1974–2015
Website
jacobnguni.com
Musical artist
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.[1][2]
He died in his sleep in the late hours of Saturday 25 April 2015 in Washington D.C.[3][4][5]
^"Sweet Mother is Africa's anthem". BBC News. BBC News. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
^Afrolegends., Afrolegends. ""Sweet Mother" by Prince Nico Mbarga". Afrolegends. Dr. Y. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
^camer24, camer24. "Washington DC (USA): Jacob Nguni est mort". CAMER24. Dominique. Retrieved 6 October 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^News du Camer, News du Camer. "Nécrologie : Jacob Nguini n'est plus". News du Camer. Ludovic Ngouéka. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
^cameroonjournal, cameroonjournal. "Jacob Nguni approached death the way he approached life – Dr. Emil Mondoa". cameroonjournal. Dr. Emil Mondoa. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
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