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Orlando Owoh is dead

Written by Abraham Adegoke

Thursday, 06 November 2008

Kennery highlife meastro, Dr. Orlando Owoh is dead. The popular musician had been ill for several months most of which he spent at the General Hospital in Ikeja, Lagos. He died in the early hours of yesterday.

Owoh was one of the most successful music makers to have come out of the Western part of Nigeria. He started his music career from the 1960s.

In addition to contributing immensely to the development of music in Nigeria, Owoh also fought in the civil war as a nigerian soldier.

In a swift response to the development, the President of the Performing Musicians Associations of Nigeria (PMAN), Tee Mac has described Owoh's death as sad and a big loss to the music industry.

Owoh was born Oladipupo Owomoyela in Oyo state about 72 years ago a carpenter cum part-time musicaian father although the dad showed not too much enthusiam to his choice of music as a career at the tender age of 12.

He went on to become one of the best in his chosen field. In the course of his career, he 'stepped on the toes' of a certain military regime in the country earning him an 18-month incarceration in Alagbon lagos.

The album recounting his experience in detention went on to become one of his biggest hits. No doubt, Nigeria has lost yet another icon in her music industry. May his soul rest in peace.

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Comments (6)

	1. Written by This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it on 07-11-2008 03:06 - Guest
	R.I.P I grew up listening to orlando owoh and may God grant him eternal rest. Still shocked at the news...

	2. Written by This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it on 07-11-2008 16:24 - Guest
	big blow it was a shock to me when the story came to my hearing as an lgbo man l grew hearing and enjoying his song.Nevertheless we love him but God love him the more May his gentle soul rest in peace.(amen)

	3. Written by This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it on 07-11-2008 19:18 - Guest
	A great loss It's a pity going thru my mail and seeing the sad news.Everybody will eventually die one day but when and where is a big question for us all to answer. We've lost a great musician and leader RIP "OWO" (AMEN)

	4. Written by This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it on 10-11-2008 09:25 - Guest
	ORLANDO OWOH IS DEAD E get as e be ................... kennery Baba ,may your soul rest in peace,bolode o ba ku ,ojude e koni wu koriko.........

	5. Written by This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it on 11-11-2008 15:06 - Guest
	RIP its a pity a guru is gone...

	6. Written by This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it on 20-11-2008 00:40 - Guest
	Engineer iku laba be..... igba tiku mi pani nibo lorisa mi wo....Baba Olando, sleep on and rest till eternal. I\'ll miss you.

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