Orlando Julius
Few artists have been more crucial to the invention, development, and popularization of Afro-pop than Orlando Julius. Starting in the '60s, Julius was fusing traditional African sounds and rhythms with those of American pop, soul, and R&B. Aside from performing and recording in his native Nigeria, he spent many years in the United States working on collaborations with Lamont Dozier, the Crusaders, and Hugh Masekela. His 1966 effort, Super Afro Soul, made him a national celebrity in Nigeria and even went so far as to influence music in the United States. The record's dramatic, highly melodic incorporation of soul, pop, and funk was very much ahead of its time, and some say that Super Afro Soul helped shape the funk movement that swept over the United States in subsequent years.
After Super Afro Soul, Julius released a long list of records exclusively in Nigeria and from them received a great amount of local fame. He went largely unnoticed by the international community until 2000, when Super Afro Soul was re-released on Strut and distributed throughout the world to wide critical acclaim. In 2011, his 1972 album Orlando Julius and the Afro Sounders was reissued by Voodoo Funk, and the artist increased his live activity at home and abroad. In early 2014, the Heliocentrics brought him to their all-analog studio in North London, where they backed him in a series of recordings that featured vintage tunes that had never been recorded as well as new compositions. Jaiyede Afro was issued in September.
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Discografía
10 álbum(es) • Ordenado por Mejores ventas
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Disco Hi-Life
Humour/Spoken Word - Editado por Hot Casa Records el 1 ene. 1979
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Super Afro Soul
World music - Editado por Vampi Soul el 11 oct. 2007
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Jaiyede Afro
Orlando Julius, The Heliocentrics
World music - Editado por Strut el 8 sept. 2014
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Disco Hi-Life
África - Editado por Hot Casa Records el 1 ene. 1979
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Love Peace & Happiness
World music - Editado por Hot Casa Records el 28 abr. 2017
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
Back To My Roots: The Very Best of Orlando Julius - Afrobeat, Funk, Soul & Highlife From The '60s-'80s
África - Editado por Orlando Julius Afro House el 19 ene. 2015
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Ololufe
África - Editado por Premier Records Africa el 10 may. 2018
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Ololufe
World music - Editado por Premier Records el 10 may. 2018
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Love, Peace and Happiness
World music - Editado por Premier Records el 9 may. 2018
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo