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Remembering Nigerian highlife musician and band leader Orlando Owoh on his birthday today (born Stephen Oladipupo. February 14, 1932 – November 4, 2008). He was hired by Nigeria’s Kola Ogunmola Theatre Group to play drums and sing. Owoh went on to form Dr. Orlando Owoh and his Omimah Band in 1960, and over a musical career of forty years became one of the leading proponents of highlife music. With bands such as the Omimah Band and later the Young Kenneries and the African Kenneries International, Owoh remained popular in Nigeria, even as tastes moved to the newer jùjú and fuji styles. He had over 45 albums to his credit. Orlando Owoh died on November 6, 2008 at the age of 76 and was laid to rest at his Agege residence in Lagos, Nigeria.
Happy posthumous birthday
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