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Orlando Julius is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of The Heliocentrics and Louis Armstrong. Those roots explain a lot about how Orlando Julius arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The Lijadu Sisters, T.P. Orchestre Poly-Rythmo, Ebo Taylor, Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou and Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Herbie Hancock, Fela Kuti, Yinka Davies, Hugh Masekela and The Pointer Sisters, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 37 connections around Orlando Julius, reaching back through The Heliocentrics and forward to Herbie Hancock. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Orlando Julius Aremu Olusanya Ekemode, known professionally as Orlando Julius or Orlando Julius Ekemode was a Nigerian saxophonist, singer, bandleader, and songwriter closely associated with afrobeat music.
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Orlando Julius connections
Orlando Julius grew out of The Heliocentrics and Louis Armstrong, shares an orbit with The Lijadu Sisters, T.P. Orchestre Poly-Rythmo, Ebo Taylor and Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou, went on to shape Herbie Hancock, Fela Kuti, Yinka Davies and Hugh Masekela. 37 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Orlando Julius
Sounds and acts that shaped Orlando Julius.
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- The Lijadu Sistersartist
- T.P. Orchestre Poly-Rythmoartist
- Ebo Taylorartist
- Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonouartist
- Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestraartist
- Joni Haastrupartist
- Fela Kutiartist
- Bembeya Jazz Nationalartist
- William Onyeaborartist
- Ofegeartist
- Dele Sosimiartist
- The Budos Bandartist
- Christy Essien Igbokweartist
- The Hygradesartist
- Vaudou Gameartist
- Bixiga 70artist
- Bola Johnsonartist
- Hugh Masekelaartist
- The Shaolin Afronautsartist
- Basa Basaartist
- Nubiyan Twistartist
- The Daktarisartist
- Amadou & Mariamartist
- Robartist
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