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How Wife, Latoya Broke News Of Music Great, Orlando Julius’s Death
He died early this morning,
One of Nigeria’s music greats, Orlando Julius is dead.
He died early this morning, Friday, April 15, 2022.
His wife – a performer in his band -, Lady Latoya broke the news of his passage to music executive Bimbo Osho who made it public.
Osho, the managing director at Evergreen Music Company detailed development in a Facebook post that reads
“Bimbo Daddy has passed on’. This was the message I stumbled on waking up at exactly 3am to peruse my WhatsApp page.. It was a message sent in to me by Orlando Julius beautiful and supportive wife Lady Latoya,” she wrote.
“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.”
Julius who severally insisted he originated the Afrobeat genre of music died at the age of 79 with several famous songs to his name including “Jagua Nana” and “A Dara”.
He died as an acknowledged saxophonist and highlife legend.
