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Feeble highlife musician, Orlando Julius, has died on the age of 79.
Julius’ death used to be announced within the early hours of Friday by his wife, Latoya Ekemode.
She said that Julius passed out in his sleep on Thursday night time.
“Sure, my husband passed on gradual finest night time, there used to be no indication that death used to be coming, he used to be now no longer in uncomfortable health, he handiest slept and died in his sleep,” she said.
The ‘A dara, a dara’ singer’s death used to be furthermore confirmed by music promoter, Bimbo Esho.
“Bimbo, Daddy Has Handed On….This used to be the message I chanced on waking up at exactly 3 am to acknowledge my WhatsApp web page. It used to be a message despatched to me by Orlando Julius’ brilliant and supportive wife Lady Latoya.
“Orlando Julius, a local of Ijebu Ijesha, succumbed to the cold hands of death and breathed his earlier few hours ago on the age of 79.
“We are going to high-tail over considered one of Nigeria’s fathers of Afro/Highlife Track, a gentleman and a enticing Saxophonist.
“Might well almost definitely almost definitely furthermore daddy Orlando Julius’ soul trail effectively. To the total Ekemode family would possibly maybe well furthermore God provide you the fortitude to undergo this irreplaceable loss,” Bimbo Esho posted.
The ‘Jagua Nana’ singer mighty his 60 years on stage finest year.
Julius, used to be a saxophonist, singer, bandleader, and songwriter carefully connected to Afrobeat music.
About a of his musical albums are Disco Hi-Life, Ololufe, Treasure, Peace and Happiness; Dance Afrobeat and more.
In holding along with his Wiki profile, Julius used to be born in 1943 in Ikole, Nigeria to a merchant family for the length of British colonialism. His first musical trainer used to be his mom, who would sing and dance whereas he played drums.
He went to St. Peter’s Anglican College in Ikole and played within the college band.
In 1957, after falling by the wayside of school and the death of his father, he left for Ibadan to pursue a occupation as a musician. He worked at a bakery whereas taking part within the drums or flute with juju and konkoma bands. There used to be no music college within the honest on the time, so the premier, Obafemi Awolowo, created one in his political celebration’s secretariat.
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