Your melody lives forever – Brain Jotter mourns veteran musician Mike Ejeagha – The Sun Nigeria

By Seyi Babalola

Brain Jotter, a well-known Nigerian skit maker, has expressed sadness over the death of renowned artist Mike ‘Gentleman’ Ejeagha.

Daily Sun reports that the musician best known for his viral song “Gwo Gwo Gwo Ngwo” died of prostate cancer on Friday night.

Brain Jotter reacting to the news with an Instagram post on Saturday, sharing a video he shot with Ejeagha when he visited him in Enugu in 2024.

Captioning the post, Brain Jotter said, “39years ago, he made magic (Gwo Gwo Gwo Ngwo song). 39years later, we danced to it again. Now, he rests, but his melody lives forever. Rest in peace, legend”.

Ejeagha’s 1983 music, ‘Gwo Gwo Gwo Ngwo’ regained prominence across the country and social media, after Brain Jotter used it in a dance challenge last year.

The skit maker visited the musician with N2 million cash gift after the challenge dance garnered over 29.1 million views and 30,000 comments on Instagram, and over 19.6 million views on TikTok.