Google celebrates Oliver De Coque on 74th posthumous birthday

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Google has celebrated Oliver Sunday Akanite, Nigerian highlife musician and guitarist better known as Oliver De Coque, with a doodle on his 74th posthumous birthday.

The Google doodle is a special alteration of the logo on Google’s homepage to commemorate special holidays, events, achievements, and people.

Oliver De Coque kickstarted his music career at a young age by playing the guitar before gaining recognition after his impressive performance at a 1970 concert organised by Sunny Agaga and his Lucky Star band.

The iconic musician is renowned for infusing the modern West African highlife genre with a Congolese-influenced guitar style and the energetic dance elements of Igbo music he grew up with, crafting a unique musical style, which he called Ogene.

Until his death, the singer established himself as a household name in Africa’s music landscape with strings of awards and recognition.

The doodle, illustrated by Ohab Tochukwu, a Lagos-based artist, features an image of the legendary musician holding a guitar and clad in his characteristic Igbo traditional attire.