Dr. Orlando Owoh and His Young Kenneries Band
Dr. Orlando Owoh
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Before his passing in 2008, Dr. Orlando Owoh left us with a musical legacy spanning over forty years and he became one of the leading proponents of highlife music with over 45 classic albums to his name, including many hit singles.
In Owoh’s music, the sophisticated Caribbean-style horn arrangements of Highlife were deemphasized in favor of Owoh’s guttural voice, guitar, percussion, and down-to-earth lyrics. Owoh’s grassroots take on Highlife music and provocative lyrics led him into political realms in the turbulent Nigeria of the 1980s. Orlando Owoh entered each of his decades of performing with his prowess and popularity undiminished. Heard today, his music sounds distinctly more traditional than that of other Highlife bands and strongly evokes the music’s rootsier base. H...
LP 1 / Side A
| 1 Festac '77 |
| 2 Late Crosdale Juba |
| 3 Obiripo Aiye Nyi Lo |
| 4 Oluwa Sise Re (Oseun) |
| 5 Adogunro Jaiye Jaiye |
LP 1 / Side B
| 1 Late Madam Florence Ado |
| 2 Alhaji Rafiu Alalabi |
| 3 Iwa L'Oluwa Nwo |
| 4 Operation Feed The Nation |
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Dr. Orlando Owoh and His Young Kenneries Band
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