Orlando Julius & The Heliocentrics - Ashiko - 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

[@victorogunjimi2206]

Rest in Peace Great Legend

[@Steve-mp7by]

This is SICK af!

[@7eventies_Africa]

Hope to see this legend live sometime soon.

[@kataritenabelasciscix9823]

che spettacolo che energia e che bellezza

[@harolddottin10]

This is the song whose melody was stolen, and given to Lamont Dozier It resulted in Going Back to My Roots.