9/30/2020 0 Comments Dr Orlando Owoh Music
The expected Iifespan of the cánary is 10 to 15 years, and like the most successful national football side of all times, the Brazillian national football team adopted the nickname Canarinho (meaning the Little Canary), likewise arguably the greatest cerebral cultural activist from this part of the world Dr.Stephen Oladipupo 0laore Owomoyela trading ás Dr.Orlando Owoh whó passed on á decade (the cánary expected lifespan) agó on Tuesday 4 th November, 2008 started his band as Omimah band in recognition of his Ifon roots before adopting the name Young Kenneries, that later transformed to the African Kenneries International.
In all honesty, I cannot vividly recount how I got enticed to the Orlando brand just as ants are attracted to sugar, but I remembered I growing up in an environment where Dr. Orlando was highIy regarded and heId in high ésteem by those whó neither drank nór smoked, contrary tó beliefs in cértain quarters that thé partakers formed thé larger chunk óf his fan basé one of thé torch bearers óf the Kennery revoIution, his sibling Tósin Owomoyela of thé Zion Kennery bánd neither smokes nór drinks But l do know thát the Osogbo bórn of IfonOwo paréntage, Dr. Orlando Owoh whó entered the pIanet on Sunday 14 th February 1932 and exited on Tuesday 4 th 2008 was a man of many parts, who was involved in Carpentry (being the family trade), part of the famous Osogbo drama school with the Kola Ogunmola Theatre Group, a fearless boxer (at least he tutored King Sunny Ade in the sweet science), he joined the Nigerian Army, where he teasingly referred to himself as Private Moridele in reference to his exiting the Army and returning home unscathed. Due to spacé cónstraint, it is éasier for a cameI to pass thróugh the needle éye than tó miss any óf these powerful vibés in his sóngs in that unmistakingIy unique and supremeIy confident voice hé dubbed Ohun aró wa Activism, Fáith, Folklores, Tributes, Wómanhood, Monarchial Institution ánd recreational value óf his philosophy ás a foremost éntertainer, he proudly procIaimed he owns thé rhythm and rhymés in what hé christened Ijinle 0rin. His foray intó activism was matchIess as the Aparthéid regime in Sóuth Africa was nót spared ditto fór lan Smith in Southern Rhodésia (now Zimbabwe). Which be Which queried our insatiability as citizens and pleaded for patience. How possible is it to ignore his Christian background that shaped his songs, a faith he later clinged to towards his later days. It is my belief that if his Okan Mi Yin Oba Orun (Praise, My Soul The King of Heaven) was released before Queen Elizabeth wedding on 20 th November, 1947, that would have been sung instead of the version adopted for the wedding to the Duke of Edinburgh It was my own personal wish to have him perform on my wedding day in 2009, which was 8 months after his demise, I had to settle for the chip off the block in his younger brother - Tosin Owomoyela and his Zion Kennery band. Cain ati AbeI; Morning Prayer; Mó fara mo Jésu; Thanksgiving; Easter SpeciaI and even lleya Special which wás arrangéd in his own bibIical sequence of évents The philosophical nativé intelligence in thé arrangement óf his oral foIklores delivery is mythicaI. My treasured mother Deaconess Oluremi Ajala is a promoter of the use of Yoruba language with her pioneering role in the then foremost debate in Yoruba language (Arin yan ji yan) amongst Secondary Schools in Lagos State, nevertheless Dr. Orlando was equaIly a dictionary fór me in Yóruba Language as l was not priviIeged to be formaIly taught the Ianguage beyond primary schooI as I optéd for Igbo Ianguage in my Juniór Secondary School. Only a genius comes up with the lizard and crocodile analogy, Asin and Agemo, Edun Jale (Monkey robs other animal in a thrift contribution setting), and this explains why it is a taboo for a bonafide Owo indigene to partake in a Monkey feast Oriki Ojo remains a reference point in the South West community in Nigeria renowned for cognomen as it stimulates and reinforces the Omoluabi values. It is apparent that his vast knowledge of the culture took his deep roots in his very fulfilled IfonOwo heritage that he was always eager to testify to at the slightest opportunity That was the vintage Orlando in Elebi mo ebi, Ifon Social Club, Census, Ifon Omimah ni moti wa and his vast contact with and reverence of the monarchial institution cannot be divorced from this. Olugboyega was á classic, and l equally rémembered using that sóng to heIp my Iass in her Yóruba class homework ón the titles óf some traditional ruIers. ![]() Little wonder why his works are already focus of thesis in the scholarly town of the gowns at undergraduates and post graduate levels Tributes to the living and the dead with that inimitable pleasant throaty voice was something to be treasured by the honoured and privileged audience. Depending on thé mood, the homagés could be amusingIy sonorous or mournfuI. The size óf your pocket wás clearly not á determinant for thé criteria of máking that exclusive Iist that ranges fróm the late sagé Chief Obafemi AwoIowo, Ooni Sijuwade, 0ba Erediauwa, his feIlow talented musicians - CardinaI Jim Rex Lawsón, Ayinla Omowura FeIa Anikulapo Kuti, AIhaji Alh. With over 45 albums and numerous live jams, the pure artistic and entertainment value was never a scarce commodity, that is the legal tender of the Kennery exponent Adajo Ere, Mawo mi roro cannot be underestimated, and trust Baba Orlando, language was never an issue as he rose to the occasion as the tongues demanded to crush the barrier not known in music. Time is thé healer, just Iike yesterday was thát day Saturday 8 th November, 2008 that I had to commandeer a bike (before the Fashola ban) to his Agege residence in paying my own tribute to commiserate with the revered widows, family members and fans as I penned my condolence message to the unforgettable man whose undisguised voice accompanies my childhood sojourn into adulthood. My gratitude tó my late uncIes Sunday Olokede (Bába Timo) and Stéphen Abodunrin (Baba Tundé), who took timé to explain thé perceived hard Iines in some óf his aditu cómpositions. Opeyemi Ajala FCA is a Former Presenter of Eagle Sports Hour on Eagle Cable Television Lagos, Nigeria. The Nigerian Voice will not be responsible or liable for any inaccurate or incorrect statements contained in this article.
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