His best-known songs, " Guitar Boy " and " Mami Water ", were a huge hit in 1966 . " Mami Water " was inspired by an encounter ( which he has long maintained actually occurred ) with a " mami water " ( mermaid ) while lounging on Bar Beach, Lagos.
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In 2007 he gave the Australian premiere of the large-scale 75min solo piano work, " The Book of Sounds ", by the late German composer, Hans Otte and in the same concert on the Australian made Stuart & Sons piano the World Premiere of his own solo piano work, " Meditation at Bar Beach ".
