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Veteran Highlife -Juju musician, Orlando Julius dies at 79

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April 16, 2022
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Lagos – Veteran Nigerian Juju Highlife Musician and Saxophonist, Orlando Julius Ekemode has died at the age of 79.

His wife, Latoya Ekemode, confirmed his death to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Lagos.

She said that Pa Ekemode popularly known on stage as Orlando Julius passed away in his sleep in the night of Thursday, April 14.

“Yes, my husband passed on late last night, there was no indication that death was coming, he was not ill, he only slept and died in his sleep,” she said.

NAN reports that Orlando Julius, who plied his trade in Nigeria and America was a saxophonist, singer, band leader, and songwriter closely associated with afrobeat music.

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