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Veteran saxophonist Orlando Julius is dead
Popular Nigerian saxophonist and Afrobeat musician, Orlando Julius has died at the age of 79, his wife, Latoya Ekemode said.
She said that Orlando Julius passed out in his sleep on Thursday night.
“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.
Orlando Julius was a saxophonist, singer, band leader, and songwriter closely associated with Afrobeat music.
Some of his musical albums were: Disco Hi-Life, Ololufe, Love, Peace and Happiness; Dance Afrobeat and more.
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