Popular highlife musician, Orlando Julius Aremu Olusanya Ekemode, popularly known as Orlando Julius, has reportedly died aged 79.
Announcing his death in the early hours of today, a music promoter shared a message received from his wife Lady Latoya.
“Bimbo, Daddy Has Passed On….This was the message I stumbled on waking up at exactly 3 am to peruse my WhatsApp page. It was a message sent to me by Orlando Julius’ beautiful and supportive wife Lady Latoya.”
“Orlando Julius, a native of Ijebu Ijesha, succumbed to the cold hands of death and breathed his last few hours ago at the age of 79.”
“We shall miss one of Nigeria’s fathers of Afro/Highlife Music, a gentleman and a fine Saxophonist.”
“May daddy Orlando Julius’ soul journey well. To the entire Ekemode family may God give you the fortitude to bear this irreplaceable loss,” Bimbo Esho posted.
A renowned saxophonist who began music with his first single Igbehin Adara recorded with the Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation in 1960.
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