death_date years_active article_title name background birth_date genre origin birth_name occupation
21 june 2008 1965 -- 2008 oliver de coque
 oliver de coque solo_singer 14 april 1947 igbo highlife nnewi south , anambra , nigeria oliver sunday akanite singer , songwriter , record producer
oliver de coque

chief dr. oliver sunday akanite , popularly referred to as oliver de coque -lrb- april 14 , 1947 -- june 21 , 2008 -rrb- was a nigerian highlife musician and guitarist , he recorded more than 73 albums to his credit making him the most popular hilife king of africa , his music band group are known as ogene sound super of africa , which blended modern high life and traditional igbo music .
he started playing music at the age of 17 with ekpili .
oliver de coque hailed from ezinifite , nnewi south local government area , anambra state nigeria .
