Orlando Julius & The Heliocentrics - LIVE at Afrikafestival Hertme 2016

Performance - 2 July 2016
Orlando Julius is one of the heroes of Nigerian music. A saxofonist, singer and songwriter, he began fusing African influences with American R&B and soul in the 60s, and was a major influence on Fela Kuti and Afrobeat. Julius is a master of the simple, stomping riff, as he proves with the opening Buje Buje, in which he hammers home a hypnotic R&B theme for more than five minutes against a wash of keyboard effects, before breaking away for a solo. Elsewhere, he moves from the funky Love Thy Neighbour to the breezy title track and to Be Counted, a rumbling, chanting Afrobeat work-out, written in the US in the 70s.
Orlando Julius vocals, tenor saxophone
Malcolm Catto drums
Raul Monsalve bass
Jason Yarde baritone saxophone
Adrian Owusu guitar
Jack Yglesias percussion, backing vocals
Daniel El Congo trumpet
Latoya Ekemode background singing, dancing

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I’m a proud African, Yoruba tribe to be precise. God bless Yoruba Nation. God bless Africa ❤️❤️❤️

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Baba rest in peace, great icon 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@flowerpunkchip]

fabulous, playing this at our political vigil. Thank you for upload xx

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Rest on legend

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Afrobeat to the world..

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RIP Daddy

[@timebot000]

Yeay O.J.!! Still here! I still make Shekeres, in part thanks to his Great Inspirations, teachings and friendship from 40 years ago!!
Thanks for him staying in the Bay Area long enough to keep such good music permeating this country.
For shekeres( eBay: nuumu)
Thanks for posting!

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the legend lives

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African love 💗💃

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Hope AFH invites him fir 2020☝🏿👐🏿🙏🏿

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yessss

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Malcolm catto for ambassador of earth

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That's the wife dancing beside him

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Indeed 😊

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Give the drummer some! Come on, camera-person. It would not happen without him.