About Us

The African Vibes FM web site has been established as a vehicle to serve the Afro-Caribbean community in British Columbia, Canada. The web site is the brain child of Victor Obosi, the producer/host of the well-known African Vibes radio program.

Victor Obosi

Victor is a native of Lagos, Nigeria where he obtained a B.Sc. in Business Management from the University of Lagos. His hobbies are cooking, reading and playing music and soccer.

Music:
As a youngster, Victor sat, watched and listened to his sister play her records every weekend. He developed a passion for the music at an early age. When his sister was out, he took the opportunity to play the records on the stereo.

A family member, observing his interest and talent in music, gave him his first opportunity at the age of 9, to DJ at a children's birthday party. Having great success at this event, he was given the job of DJ for many family functions. At the age of 19 his uncle introduced him to Tony Brown, the owner of Club 21 - one of the big night clubs in Lagos. It was good opportunity and learning experience to play in this arena. He took advantage of this opportunity and honed his DJ skills.

Radio:
A series of coincidences brought Victor to radio broadcasting. First, the radio DJ at Lagos Radio left, and the station manager asked if Victor could stand in for the DJ. Some time later, Victor decided to go to London to continue his studies. Every Saturday, he listened to Chris Hill's World Music Program on BBC Radio 2. One day Victor phoned in to make a request. Chris said he liked Victor's voice and accent and asked him to come in to the studio to do voicing for a commercial. Victor earned £50 which, was a bonus for a young struggling student. At times Chris Hill would invite him as a guest on the program. When Chris Hill decided to move to France, Victor replaced him at the BBC Radio 2.

After 2 years at the BBC Victor decided to move to Canada where he was introduced to Stan Pierre of  CO-OP Radio. Stan, is a very knowledgeable Caribbean man for whom Victor has great respect. Victor was hired to do the weekly "African Roots and Rhythms" show with three other hosts. Stan mentioned that Fairchild Radio was looking for someone to host an African show. Victor, met the International program director, Seme Ho, at Fairchild. After reviewing his qualifications and experience, the initial proposal for the program was only one hour/weekly, but after two months, Fairchild Radio decided they liked the program and increased it to two hours and now we are testing out a new Market, Toronto!!!!!

Goal: To have an African radio station in Vancouver.