About Orlando Julius
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.
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Disco Hi - Life
In The Middle
Selma To Soweto
Alo Mi Alo (Parts 1 & 2)
Love Thy Neighbour
Disco Hi-Life - Original Version
Jaiyede Afro
Disco Hi-Life - 2009 Edit
Ijo Soul
Buje Buje
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