Sir Victor Uwaifo, vocalist of the 60’s hit melody, ‘ Joromi ‘ has turned out to state that Simi and Jaywon neglected to ask for his consent before making the diverse remixes of his tune.
In an elite visit with Vanguard NG, the one-time Edo State Commissioner for Arts and Culture, uncovered that Jaywon and Simi did not get copyright authorization from him before recording a remix of his hit tune, ‘Joromi’.
“They didn’t get in touch with me before doing a remix of Joromi; yet I’m similar to a father to them so I can’t start to drag them to court, so let them bring home the bacon out of it, yet in the meantime it’s theft. I’ve heard it too often on various events; it demonstrates the nature of the music that has made considerable progress. To the extent I’m concerned I’ve lived five lives (from one age to the next), so in the event that they need to acknowledge and still welcome me, it demonstrates the nature of the music. .
It’s one thing to be an artiste and it’s something else to remain on the scene for quite a while; so I won’t dishearten artistes attempting to remix or do another version of Joromi, but instead urge them to offer credit to the writer on the off chance that they do”, he said.