Orlando Julius

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Born
22 September 1943
Born In
Ekiti, Nigeria
Died
14 April 2022 (aged 78)
Orlando Julius (born Orlando Julius Aremu Olusanya Ekemode, 1943) is a Nigerian musician, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He is credited as one of the first musicians to fuse US R&B into traditional highlife music, creating his own influential Afrobeat sound during the mid-‘60s. From his time playing in the USA during the 1970s onwards, he is credited with bringing African music to a broader audience and famously co-composed the song ‘Going Back To My Roots’ with Lamont Dozier. He still plays and records regularly today. An indigene of Ilesha in Osun State, Orlando … read more
Orlando Julius (born Orlando Julius Aremu Olusanya Ekemode, 1943) is a Nigerian musician, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He is credited as one of the first musicians to fuse US R&B into traditional highlife music, creating his own influential Afrobeat sound during the mid-‘6… read more
Orlando Julius (born Orlando Julius Aremu Olusanya Ekemode, 1943) is a Nigerian musician, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He is credited as one of the first musicians to fuse US R&B into traditional highlife music, creating his own influential Afrobeat sound during the mid-‘60s. From his time playing in the USA during the 1970s onwards, he is cre… read more

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1 Play track Jaiyede Afro (With The Heliocentrics) In The Middle
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2 Play track Disco Hi - Life Disco Hi - Life
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3 Play track Jaiyede Afro (With The Heliocentrics) Jaiyede Afro
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4 Jaiyede Afro (With The Heliocentrics) Love Thy Neighbour
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5 Alo Mi Alo (Parts 1 & 2) Alo Mi Alo (Parts 1 & 2)
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6 Jaiyede Afro (With The Heliocentrics) Sangodele
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7 Play track Jaiyede Afro (With The Heliocentrics) aseni
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8 Play track Disco Hi-Life Disco Hi-Life
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9 Jaiyede Afro (With The Heliocentrics) Buje Buje
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10 Super Afro Soul Mapami
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  1. 21,359 listeners

    1979 · 4 tracks

    Disco Hi-Life
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  2. 6,585 listeners

    1 Jan 2000 · 23 tracks

    Super Afro Soul
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  3. 824 listeners

    12 Feb 2013 · 14 tracks

    Afro Hi Life Classics Volume 1
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  4. 633 listeners

    2 Dec 2014 · 19 tracks

    Back to My Roots: The Very Best of Orlando Julius (Afrobeat, Funk, Soul & Highlife from the '60s-'80s)
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