{"id":57945,"date":"2022-04-15T10:16:20","date_gmt":"2022-04-15T09:16:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=57945"},"modified":"2022-04-15T10:16:20","modified_gmt":"2022-04-15T09:16:20","slug":"veteran-highlife-singer-orlando-julius-is-dead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/veteran-highlife-singer-orlando-julius-is-dead\/","title":{"rendered":"Veteran Highlife Singer Orlando Julius Is Dead"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bimbo Esho of the Evergreen Music Company Limited confirmed the death of the 79-year-old highlife singer.<\/p>\n<p>The deceased\u2019s wife, Lady Latoya, also confirmed the incident.<\/p>\n<p>Orlando Julius, a native of Ijebu Ijesha, was one of Nigeria\u2019s fathers of Afro\/Highlife music and a fine saxophonist.<\/p>\n<p>In her eulogy while announcing Orlando Julius\u2019 death, Esho wrote: \u201cBimbo Daddy has passed On\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis 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.<\/p><div data-ad-id=\"32665\" style=\"text-align:center; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px;float:none;\" class=\"afw afw_ad_image afw_ad afwadid-32665  \">\r\n                                                            <div style=\"font-size:10px;text-align:center;color:#cccccc;\">Advertisement<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.accessbankplc.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"auto\" max-width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Banner-1.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n                                                                        \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>\u201cOrlando 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.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe shall miss one of Nigeria\u2019s fathers of Afro\/Highlife Music , a gentleman and a fine Saxophonist.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMay daddy Orlando Julius soul journey well . 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