Title:
The legacy of Nigerian music star Orlando Julius must not be overlooked
Authors:
Garhe Osiebe, Research Fellow at Rhodes University and Austin Emielu, Visiting professor at Rhodes University
Published:
Rhodes University, 3 May 2022
From the article:
If there is one musician as commonly associated as Fela Anikulapo-Kuti with the West African musical movements Afrobeat and Afrobeats (never mind Afro-Blues and Afro-Soul), this is the preserve of Orlando Julius Ekemode. Given Fela’s immense stature it would seem impossible to speak of another musician from whom he gained musical direction. Yet, one must, in the case of his fellow multi-instrumentalist Orlando Julius.