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His rise in popularity and success in the 1960s went hand-in-hand with Nigeria\'s rise as an independent nation, and the Blue Spots composed much of the soundtrack of the time. In 1963, Dairo became the first African to receive the MBE (Member of the British Empire) award from Queen Elizabeth.
The 1970s and 80s saw Dairo and the Blue Spots touring the globe, spreading juju music throughout Europe and North America. In the 1990s, Dairo decided to retire from music, leaving the touring world to become an ethnomusicologist and professor at Washington University in Seattle in the 1994-95 academic year. Dairo passed away February 7, 1996 in Efon-Alaiye, Nigeria, at 65 years of age. ">
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