Orlando Julius

saxophone, drums · 1943–2022 · Ikole

Saxophonist born in Ikole (Nigeria) in 1943 and died in 2022, one of the figures of Nigerian highlife and afrobeat. His album Super Afro Soul dates from 1966 and Jaiyede Afro, recorded with the Heliocentrics, from 2014.

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Styles

• Afrobeat, makossa, highlife-jazz

Landmark tracks

• Jagua Nana (1965)
• Buje Buje (2014)
• Love Thy Neighbour (2014)
• Be Counted (2014)

Sources

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