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Gerald Pino
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Born on February 1, 1934, as Gerald Emeka Pine, Geraldo Pine as he was popularly known, was a Nigerian musician of Sierra Leonean descent. Forming The Heartbeats and moving back to Nigeria in 1968, Geraldo Pine helped define show business in Nigeria and was one of the early musicians to lay the foundation of afropop. He died on November 9, 2006 in Port Harcourt, Nigeria.
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Albums2
Heavy Heavy Heavy
Heavy Heavy Heavy2005 • AlbumTracks: 12
Boogie Fever
Boogie Fever1978 • AlbumTracks: 6
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