His father’s specialty was constructing schools and large churche s so the family moved around a lot as missionary activities expanded. Valentines’ Day 1932 to a building contractor father and a seamstress mother in Ifon, modern day Ondo state, Orlando Owoh was named Stephen Oladipupo. Orlando Owoh, a legend of Nigerian musicīorn on St. In a career that spanned 4 decades, Orlando Owoh released an average of 5 albums per decade and he sang about diverse issues. The importance of that incident was unclear to me until I grew up later and understood that there were different songs fitting for different occasions.
My uncle and his friend q uickly asked me to change the song and he picked another Owoh album, ‘ Ire L ’ oni ’ for me to play. From his extensive collection of albums, I picked Orlando Owoh’s ‘ Iyawo Olele ’ because I liked how young Orlando Owoh look ed in the black suit and tie on the album cover. Years later as a young adult, I was an impromptu Disc Jockey at the naming of my uncle’s first child after the invited DJ left. I eventually saw some Orlando Owoh tracks in my uncle’s place and played them myself. My first encounter with Orlando Owoh was at a record store and I remember paying attention as the speakers blasted Orlando Owoh’s ‘ Ese R ere ’. My relationship with my favourite musicians started in record stores, long before I could afford to buy records and use streaming services. I have always been fond of record stores and as a teenager I would stand in front of these stores listening to songs by old and new musicians. Read Time:13 Minute, 35 Second By Ayọ̀délé Ìbíyẹmí
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