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Veteran highlife musician, Orlando Julius, dies at 79

profile, Julius was born in 1943 in Ikole, Nigeria to a merchant family during British colonialism. His first musical teacher was his mother, who would sing and dance while he played drums.In 1957, after dropping out of school and the death of his father, he left for Ibadan to pursue a career as a musician.

He worked at a bakery while playing the drums or flute with juju and konkoma bands. There was no music school in the area at the time, so the premier, Obafemi Awolowo, created one in his political party’s secretariat.All rights reserved. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from PUNCH.

 

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You only see such people's pictures pop up in news when they're dead,they sing and lit their world in their youthful age,but goverment don't design and agency to look after these people when they are out of circulation.A goverment that don't care about elderly and destitutes.

Rest in peace! Olympia mo feran re, Olympia eniyan rere, o mu mi ranti awon ...... Nice song then.

RIP to a Legend.

RIP

Oh! Rest in peace, baba.

RIP Baba ekemode

Rip sir

💔

God rest your soul, grant you Aljanat

RIP

Iwo ololufe me jowo dakun ma ko mi sile sile...May God rest his soul

Sleep well

Rip

so long OJ

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